Tomato Taro Salad (Toran)

20250125 #breakfastdiary 1293, 0/mostly cloudy This morning's Uglyus @uglyus.market vegetable box delivered taro (toran). Wondering how to eat it, I made #tomatotaros salad — using taro instead of potato. Taro has a mild toxicity so it takes some effort to prepare. But once cleaned properly and tossed with dressing, it delivers a flavor you don't get to enjoy often. Kind of like creamy potato?

2 tomatoes, 5 taros, 2 spinach plants, turmeric, salt, doenjang (soybean paste), (dressing) 3T olive oil, 1T wine vinegar, 1t whole grain mustard

1. Add salt and doenjang to boiling water and blanch the taro for about 5 minutes. (This removes the astringent taste and makes the skin easier to peel.) Soak in cold water, peel, then boil for over 20 minutes. (I added a little turmeric thinking it might give a nice yellow color, but it's not really necessary.) 2. Prep the tomato and spinach. 3. In a mixing bowl, combine the tomato, taro, and spinach, pour in the dressing, and toss well. 4. Plate it and finish with pepper, pepper, pepper, pepper~ #breakfast #recipe #miraclemorning #taro -