Springtime joy gourmet — 5 salads of radish

Spring is in full swing in the market and the stores there are fresh herbs and vegetables, which are so necessary for our organism vitamins after a poor winter.

But don’t blindly buy everything. Cucumbers and tomatoes are still grown in greenhouses, so without artificial stimulants they don’t cost much to get involved in their consumption is not worth it.

How many spring vegetables in this case is? Let it be fresh greens: lettuce, parsley, cilantro, dill, sorrel, spinach, leek, etc.

They contain heavy-duty doses of vitamins A, B2, C, PP and various amino acids — just what you need to our depleted immune system. Vegetables prefer radishes.

The radish contains a lot of potassium, sodium, calcium, iron and vitamins necessities. Regular consumption of radish stimulates the removal of toxins and other harmful substances. In addition, this vegetable contains few calories and lots of fiber, so will help establish digestion and throw off those extra pounds accumulated long winter evenings.

By the way, the tops of the radish contains fewer vitamins and minerals than the roots. Prepare green soup, its cut and added to salads and okroshka, and tops you can just put out like cabbage.

But if radish to make fresh juice (with the help of a good juicer), you don’t even have to worry about how many delicious meals were eaten at lunch — juice perfectly breaks down fats. Doctors recommend it for people suffering from obesity, diabetes, gout, and the juice is very good for the heart.

Today we want to introduce You to five unusual recipes for salads of radish.

The contents

1. Radish salad with poached egg
2. Radishes stuffed
3. Salad with salmon, shrimp and radishes
4. Salad cheese with radish
5. Belgian snack with cottage cheese and radish
6. It’s interesting

Radish salad with poached egg

To start, cook the poached eggs. At first glance it seems difficult, but actually easy.

• First, fill a pot with water (about 1-1,5 liters), put it on the stove and bring to a boil.
• In a separate container (a glass, small bowl) carefully crack one egg.
• In a pot of water add a tablespoon of vinegar and mix thoroughly.
• Now we start with a spoon to create a vortex, spinning the water.
• As soon as the funnel was formed, sharply pour the egg into the pan.
• If you have done everything correctly, the protein will begin to envelop the egg yolk, and You can gently with a spoon to help it.
• Cook the egg in hot, but not boiling water for about 4-5 minutes.
• Ready carefully remove the poached egg from the pan with a slotted spoon and let it dry a little.

Don’t forget to salt and pepper. As you can see, the preparation of poached eggs is nothing difficult! And Breakfast is just a wonderful dish.

We will use them as an addition to a salad of radishes.

Ingredients:

• Radishes — 12 small pieces.
• Lettuce – 1 head (can be replaced with young cabbage).
• Poached eggs – 4 PCs.
• Red sweet pepper – 1 PC.
• Black olives, pitted – handful
• Green onions – 1 bunch
• Vinegar – 2 tbsp
• Balsamic vinegar – 1 tbsp
• Olive oil – 4 tbs.
• Flaky sea salt, freshly ground black pepper – to taste

Preparation:

• Pepper fry on all sides on the grill or gas burneruntil the skins turn black.
• Place in a plastic bag, tie the neck and let cool. Then the pepper remove skin and remove the core. Flesh cut into strips approximately 3 cm.
• Radish wash, cut off the tips. Cut crosswise and place in a bowl with cold water (so the radishes were firm and juicy).
• Salad disassemble the leaves and coarsely pick by hand, the onion cut into pieces 3 cm length
• In a large bowl mix the salad leaves with olives, radishes, slices of pepper and onions.
• Season with salt, pepper, oil and vinegar. Mix well and arrange in portioned plates. Put the poached egg.

Radishes stuffed

Beautiful and original appetizer for the holiday table.

Ingredients:

• Radishes (large) — 8-10 pieces
• Boiled egg — 1 PC.
• Cucumber — 0,5 PCs.
• Cheese — 30 g
• Mayonnaise — 1 tbsp
• Sour cream — 1 tsp.
• Green onions – 4 PCs.
• Salt, mixture of peppers (to taste)

Preparation:

• Cut sculptured radishes.

• Finely chop cucumber and green onion, egg, and cheese three on a fine grater.
• Dressed with mayonnaise and sour cream, add salt to taste and mix well.
• Spread the prepared mass to 1 tsp of each “flower” of the radish. Sprinkle top with a mixture of peppers and decorate with greens.

The filling for stuffed radishes can be different, for example, cottage cheese with garlic. Also it turns out very tasty.

Salad with salmon, shrimp and radishes

Ingredients:

• Salmon (trout), salted fillet – 250 g
• Shrimp (boiled, peeled) – 200 g
• Radish – 200 g
• Green salad – 100 g

Ingredients for filling:

• Olive oil – 3 tbsp
• Balsamic vinegar – 1-2 tsp
• Lemon juice (preferably fresh) – 1 tsp
• Lemon zest – ¼ tsp
• Salt – to taste

Preparation:

• Lettuce leaves wash, dry, coarsely pick by hand.
• Fillet of salmon or trout, cut into thin strips.
• Radish wash, dry, cut in half, halves cut into thin slices.

• For the filling: in a small bowl, mix olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt (optional), lemon juice and zest, mix until smooth.
• The filling put into the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes.
• On the dish lay out lettuce leaves, put the prawns, sliced fish and radish, pour the salad dressing (pre-strained) or just mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl.

Salad cheese with radish

Salad cheese with radish resembles its ingredients of Greek salad, but the addition of radishes gives a distinctive taste. I advise you to try.

Ingredients:

• Cheese “brynza” (you can substitute feta) — 100 g
• Radish – 200 g
• Cucumber – 200 g
• Tomato – 200 g
• Black olives – 100 g
• Green onion – 60 g
• Lettuce leaves – 150 g
• Salt, freshly ground black pepper, lemon juice – to taste
• Dill or parsley
• Olive oil

Preparation:

• Radishes cut into thin slices.
• Tomatoes and cucumbers cut into small pieces.
• Lettuce to break it.
• Cheese cut into cubes.
• Olives cut in half.
• Mix lettuce, onions, tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, cheese.
• Greens chopped with a knife.
• Season with a little salt and pepper, drizzle with lemon juice.
• Fill with oil.

Bon appetit.

Belgian snack with cottage cheese and radish

In Belgium it is considered a normal snack which is often served in bars. Now we will try to cook it.

Ingredients:

• Delicate, creamy cottage cheese – 200 g
• The large radishes – 1 bunch
• Borodinsky bread – 8 small slices
• Green onions, dill, parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

• Fry bread in the toaster or the oven.
• To take the cheese type “Philadelphia” or grind in a blender with plain cheese with a little sour cream.
• Radishes cut into thin slices.
• Finely chop onions and greens.
• Mix krivoozersky cheese, greens, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Distribute cottage cheese on bread.
• Put the slices of radish, sprinkle with the remaining onions and herbs.

If you want to add spice to food, put 1-2 cloves of garlic, previously passed through the press. You’re done! Try healthy and nutritious Belgian snack!

It’s interesting

Did You know that radishes have their holiday. Yes, You heard right. Before Christmas in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico, is arranged an unusual holiday, Central to which is… the usual radishes.

Night of the radishes is arranged on the main town square the Zocalo.

Despite the fact that the holiday lasts only a few hours, farmers from across the state are preparing for it in advance. Specially for the festival of the harvest is left to Mature in the ground that allows the radishes to grow to impressive size, with a diameter of fifty centimeters high and weighing over 3 kg. Taste qualities are of course lost, but as a creative material, it’s just perfect.

Holiday is a starting point for the celebration of the Christmas week and attracts a lot of tourists.

We have introduced You with only a little bit of recipes of radish. Believe me, a lot of them. Of course, every family has its own specialties, but we hope that the recipes that we have prepared, like You, and maybe one of them, and maybe a few will join Your personal culinary piggy Bank.

Bon appetit and see you soon in our blog.

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