The boys have been bringing in ravishing radishes for the last two weeks and as a result, we have built our dinners around these beauties. In an effort to contribute to the family blog, I thought I would snap a pic or two and share.
If you are Hudson, you serve up the radish with some butter and salt. Thank you to our friend Jenna who introduced us to the way of the French. If you are me, you slice them thin and put them on all salads.
To be honest, I find myself staring at the fridge most days trying to think of things to put on lettuce to call lunch. So, when radish season arrives, it is a nice reprieve from the struggle of salad strategizing. They are the perfect crunch, color and hint of spice.
My go to move is to throw whatever is leftover from last night’s dins on lettuce and boom, lunch. These days, the boys consume such large volumes of dinner that my lunchtime salad toppers have dwindled down to nothing. So…radish season is here to save the day. It is unfortunately short, so take advantage while you can. Then, start anticipating the next garden goodie that is soon to follow.
My favorite salad to make is what I would call a Vietnamese-style steak salad (mainly because it’s a salad with Vietnamese dressing). There are a lot of components to this salad, but as most of us probably do anyway, just throw in what you have.
In this case, the radish is the star element. Move aside Steak, the radish…well, who am I kidding, the crispy steak is a star. But, we can have multiple stars here. For the non-meat eaters, this would be super yummy with some crispy tofu! That would be my lunch time version for sure!
The salad consists of cabbage and/or any greens you have around, thinly sliced cucumbers, and radishes, duh! The more herbs the better IMO, but I use roughly chopped mint and cilantro (even parsley would be delish). I top it all with avocado, crispy steak and one of my fave sauces/dressings, nuac cham.
Since I am definitely not a food blogger, I would suggest googling recipes for nuac cham. But, the main ingredient is fish sauce. It is funky and salty and yummy! Super easy to make and a perfect spring/summer dins.
I hope you give it a try!
Realistically, radishes can help elevate any quick salad to a satisfying meal. Facing a weeknight dinner following all the baseball and needing to be ready ASAP? Adam pulled beautiful baby lettuce and radishes from the garden, and voila, a salad. I roasted up some salmon with my new fave topper that my girl Lauren got me using; panko, parsley, garlic, lemon zest, and horseradish (yes, from the garden!) with salt and pep. Dinner was served.
