Radish And Cucumber Salad (Printable)

Crisp radishes and cool cucumbers in a light lemon-herb dressing. Ready in 15 minutes.

# What You'll Need:

→ Vegetables

01 - 1 cup radishes, thinly sliced
02 - 1 large cucumber, thinly sliced
03 - 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
04 - 2 green onions, thinly sliced

→ Dressing

05 - 3 tablespoons olive oil
06 - 2 tablespoons lemon juice or white wine vinegar
07 - 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
08 - Salt and black pepper, to taste

# How-To Steps:

01 - In a large bowl, combine the sliced radishes, cucumber, chopped dill, and thinly sliced green onions.
02 - In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper until fully emulsified and smooth.
03 - Pour the dressing over the vegetable mixture and toss gently to ensure all ingredients are evenly coated.
04 - Refrigerate the salad for 10 minutes before serving to allow flavors to meld. Serve cold.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The crunch of fresh radishes against cool cucumumber creates this incredibly satisfying texture that wakes up your whole palate
  • It comes together in fifteen minutes but tastes like something you'd order at a garden to table restaurant
02 -
  • The salad starts to get watery if it sits too long so try to serve it within an hour of dressing
  • Tasting your radishes before you start helps you gauge how much pepper you actually need since some can be surprisingly mild
03 -
  • Pat your cucumber slices dry with paper towels if they seem especially watery
  • Let the dressed salad sit for exactly ten minutes no longer for the perfect texture balance

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