Watermelon Radish Salad

This colourful salad is the perfect way to enjoy the bounty of the harvest in a new and interesting way.

It is especially delicious and beautiful when the watermelon radishes from the Goodness Me! farm are in season. I tended to use radishes sparingly until my daughter-in-law introduced me to this tasty combination. For more recipes like this see our Share The Goodness recipe book filled with many more of my food creations.  

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Serves 4 

1¼ cups watermelon radishes, thinly sliced and cut

into 1 inch pieces

1 scant cup cilantro,

loosely packed and finely minced

2 stalks celery, diced

Creamy Kefir Dressing

½ cup plain full-fat kefir or yogurt

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbsp raw apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp maple syrup

⅜ tsp unrefined salt

Combine radishes, cilantro, and celery in a medium bowl.

Whisk together the yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, maple syrup, and salt.

Add dressing to the radish mixture, and toss to coat.

Taste and adjust seasonings, adding a little salt, maple syrup, or apple cider vinegar to your liking.

Optional: Serve this salad on its own, or over abed of greens. 

Ways to Enjoy Watermelon Radish

Ready to eat: Watermelon radishes are deep pink on the inside, like watermelon, and a light green

to off-white on the outside: hence the name. Scrub them (but do not peel them), remove the tip,

and cut off a thin slice from the top. Then you can slice them and use them in a variety of dishes.

They add a wonderful crunch, a pop of colour, and a zesty flavour.

On a crudité platter: Cut a watermelon radish into thin round slices, cut the slices into halves, and

add them to a raw vegetable plate. Beautiful to look at, and creating lots of interest.

Watermelon radish wraps: As an impressive hors d’oeuvre, choose a large watermelon radish,

and slice it into paper thin circles. Onto each circle, line up mini matchsticks of multi-coloured

julienned vegetables dressed with Creamy Kefir Dressing. Wrap the matchsticks with the radish

slices and secure with a toothpick. Impressive!