These were the side vegetable dishes of my Vegan Japanese dinner . For those of you who missed some 'episodes', the antipasto was raw avocado sashimi , and the main Fried tofu puffs simmered in vegetable broth . I wanted to have a cooked and warm side vegetable dish, and a raw one. Of course variety, colour and difference in texture were as important as taste. For the warm vegetables I used broccoli and cauliflowers with a very easy miso sauce (click here for the recipe) and some easy pickles. Quick Japanese Cucumber and Radish Pickles 1 cucumber (possibly the short Japanese type) A few young radishes, with leaves Salt (best to use unrefined salt) Wash the cucumber and cut the into slices, and then into quarters. Clean the radishes well and then cut them into halves or quarters (depending on size). Leave the young leaves whole but trim excess stalk. Place the radishes, leaves and cucumber pieces into a bowl and add 1 tsp of salt . ...