Showing posts with label memorial day menu planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memorial day menu planning. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Cucumber Radish Salad with Ginger and Green Chillis

This is a wonderfully fresh and colourful salad that complements a lot of roasted and grilled meats and kebabs. I dished out my mandoline and sliced the cucumber and radish super-thin with the skin on. The resulting translucent discs ringed with jewel-toned red and green, showcased the bright note of the ginger and heat of the green chilli beautifully. The recipe works equally well as a crunchy relish if you finely dice the cucumber and radish instead of slicing it. I add the salt just before serving to prevent the water in the vegetables from being leached.


Ingredients 
1 large Cucumber
8–10 small Radishes
1-inch piece Ginger, peeled and grated
4–6 Green Chillis, finely chopped
1/8 cup Parsley, finely chopped
Juice of ½ lemon
1/8 tsp freshly ground Black Pepper
Salt (to taste)
  1. Slice the cucumbers and radishes as thin as possible with the skin on, preferably with a mandoline. Alternately, you can finely dice the vegetables.
  2. In a large bowl, mix cucumber and radishes with the rest of the ingredients, except salt, and toss well. Store in a fridge for 30 mins to chill. 
  3. Remove from fridge, add salt, toss well and serve immediately.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Memorial Day meal

Dear Readers,
Due to an overwhelming response to the recipes for Spice-Roasted Whole Cauliflower and Coriander-Tomato-Crusted Lamb Chops, I'm going to post suggested accompaniments to complete a perfect Memorial Day celebratory meal.

So keep a look out for:
Cucumber Radish Salad with Ginger and Green Chillis
Orange Blossom-Scented Spring Berries

Hello summer. . . !
 

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