Side Dishes

Maesil Dongchimi (Plum Radish Water Kimchi)

Name: Maesil Dongchimi (Plum Radish Water Kimchi)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 50 g Korean radish; 25 g Lotus root; 25 g Apple; 30 g Korean pear; 2 g Glasswort salt; a little Lemon juice; 30 g Green plum syrup (maesil-cheong); 15 g Ginger syrup (saenggang-cheong); 1 g Glasswort salt; 10 g Cheongyang chili pepper; as needed Water

매실동치미

A cool, sweet-tangy radish water kimchi with lotus root, apple and pear, flavored with green plum syrup, ginger syrup and cheongyang chili. The fruit syrups replace much of the salt and the chili adds a clean kick. It's ready to enjoy chilled after 24 hours.

🇰🇷 A twist on Baechu Kimchi — see the classic napa cabbage kimchi recipe →

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Cut the radish into shapes with a cookie cutter.

Maesil Dongchimi (Plum Radish Water Kimchi) — step 1

Prepare the radish and lotus root and salt them lightly.

Maesil Dongchimi (Plum Radish Water Kimchi) — step 2

Cut the apple and pear into bite-sized pieces and sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning.

Maesil Dongchimi (Plum Radish Water Kimchi) — step 3

Boil water with the chili pepper and let it cool.

Maesil Dongchimi (Plum Radish Water Kimchi) — step 4

Add the brine ingredients to the cooled water.

Maesil Dongchimi (Plum Radish Water Kimchi) — step 5

Add the salted radish, lotus root, apple and pear to the brine. Enjoy chilled after 24 hours.

Maesil Dongchimi (Plum Radish Water Kimchi) — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

76.8Calories (kcal)

18.4 gCarbs

0.7 gProtein

0 gFat

79.2 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.