Colorful Memorial Day Salad

26May09

I picked up a huge bunch of radishes at the farmers market on Saturday and knew I wanted to use them for our family’s Memorial Day cookout. My inspiration for this salad came partly from my favorite beet salad and partly from a pretty picture on my lovely friend Molly’s blog. The union of the two salads, I have to say, was pretty sweet.

And simple, to boot. Combine the following in a salad bowl:

10-12 radishes, sliced thin

2 carrots, peeled and sliced thin

1/2 large beet, sliced thin

3 T raisins

2 T toasted sunflower seeds

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

zest and juice of one lime

4 lime wedges to garnish

Happy Memorial Day to everyone out there! We, unfortunately, had a cold and rainy day here in northern Illinois, but the cookout was a success nonetheless. I’m relaxing and watching the Cubs, soaking almonds for my next batch of almond milk… Ah, summer.

Filed under: lunching, snacking, supping   |  1 Comment
Tags: beets, carrots, lime, radishes, raisins, seeds