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Radish and Cucumber Salad

This Summery salad is packed with fresh ingredients. Healthy and flavourful, this dish is perfect for summer al fresco dining and will be a hit at your next barbecue or picnic.

Serves 4

 Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ tsp mustard seeds

  • 1 ½ tsp fennel seeds

  • ½ cucumber

  • 20 radishes

  • 3 tbsp olive oil

  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar

  • Rock salt for seasoning

  • Handful of rocket leaves

 

Method

  1. Heat a small frying pan heat the oil then add the mustard and fennel and cook for a few minutes until they become fragrant and start to pop but don’t burn. Set aside to cool.

  2. Slice the cucumber and the radishes into thin disks and arrange on a platter.

  3. Combine the cooled oil with red wine vinegar and season with rock salt to taste. Drizzle the dressing over the cucumber and radish and then scatter with rocket.


 Credit www.loveradish.co.uk