There is a saying in Turkish with radish. You say “I am like a radish” (turp gibiyim)which means you don’t have any health problems. It may also mean that your body is as strong as radish. I don’t why this cute vegetable is chosen for this idiom, maybe it is because of its hard texture, which is not easy to mash when raw. Maybe it’s beacuse it has several health benefits.
Radish always reminds me of Winter, it is like the symbol of this season. And we love to eat it raw as a side dish. Even we have a green salad on table, a plate of radish slices is often paired with it. Sometimes when we don’t have enough time to prepare a big salad with many ingredients, just a simple radish salad accompanies our dinner. These pink beauties will make your dinner healthier and tastier, so try it!
You can make this with white raish or black radish too.
We love to have it especially with boiled chickpeas/wedding dish and pilaf.
PrintRadish Salad
A refreshing radish salad to accompany winter dishes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2
Ingredients
- 3 radishes
- 1 green onion
- A few sprigs of fresh dill
- ½ lemon, squeezed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- black pepper
- red pepper flakes
- salt
Instructions
- Slice radishes in thin rings (I prefer not peeling them as I love their pink color).
- Chop green onion and fresh dill. Toss them in a bowl.
- Mix lemon juice, olive oil, black and red pepper and salt. Drizzle this mixture on radishes and serve.
This sounds wonderful and we love radishes and I just happen to have some fresh dill too!
Love the radish image! Great recipe!
We love radish. I grew up with it because my grandparents grew it in their back garden. I could never understand my friends not knowing what it was or not liking it. I like it with too much salt on it! 🙂
Never heard that saying before. I like that.
Julia
Simply and beautiful! What a wonderful way to use radishes.
This is a great way to serve radishes. I like them but often don’t know how to make them interesting so just end up snacking on them whole without doing anything at all to them.
This looks fabulous! Just tweeted it for you!
I think radishes are underrated. I love them in salads, or even alone like this. Delicious!(and cheap too!)
This looks so colorful and yummy!
Beautiful colors! Looks delicious!
Gorgeous photo!!! I used to eat radishes right out of the garden…love their peppery bite. I’d love a plate of your delicious salad…so beautifully arranged…
Beautiful. I just planted radish today. A quick grower ready to harvest in 3-4 weeks. Can’t wait to give this a try.
I love your photo..so beautiful and I love radish..nice recipe!!!
How simple and how delicious! The flavor blend is complex and the photo is amazing! Thank you for sharing 🙂
This salad looks gorgeous Zerrin, I love your photos.
ah – this would be so good as a side to grilled meats!
What a simple, great idea. I have two radishes in my fridge and will be making this tomorrow. Love the picture too!
I didn’t grow up eating radishes, but I did grow up eating the Asian radish, or daikon. I loved eating it raw…so refreshing. Also loved it stewed with mackerel!
Oh I’m drooling over that photo…it’s Beautiful!
I make a radish salad just like this – lemon, olive oil and salt. It’s one of our favorites. Hooray for the radish!
In Lithuanian we have same saying too 🙂 I miss such little fresh radishes..didn’t notice them here somehow..
Your salad is so beautiful, Zerrin! What a great saying, it reminds me of the expression “I’m as healthy as a horse”…but I like your radish saying better! 🙂
I love radishes and this looks delicious and beautiful!
So simple and so beautiful.
Love the salad, presentation and everything, so good:)
This is a lovely salad. It is perfect for spring time.
That is a beautiful salad! Radishes always remind me of being a little girl and eating them right out of my Grandmas garden……… I still love them!
What a pretty, delicate salad. I love the colours and the complementary flavours you’ve chosen to go with the pepperiness of the radish.
Stunning. Laura Caulder cooks them, too! Looks fab and is certainly easy!
Beautiful. Radishes aren’t used enough, are they? they’re so beautiful, though.
Like you, I grew up with radishes on the table as a side item. Same with green onions. I’ve never seen a radish salad like this before and am drawn to it. Your photo is superb and catches the beauty and purity of the radish perfectly. Now I need to go buy some!