Watermelon Radish and Cucumber Salad

This watermelon radish and cucumber salad is simple, yet vibrant and beautiful. Watermelon radishes are one of mother nature’s most stunning veggies and always brighten up any salad.

I’ve been wanting to make a salad with watermelon radishes for quite a while. Their beauty has me mesmerized. But as is usually the case, my local farmer’s market and Whole Foods haven’t been carrying them. So when I did see them pop up in Whole Foods this week, I immediately grabbed handfuls of them!

What are Watermelon Radishes?

Watermelon radishes are an heirloom variety of daikon radish. And from the outside, you might think they’re a round version of a parsnip, albeit a little more whitish green. Kinda plain jane. But when you slice into it – POW – a brilliant, fuchsia interior that’s just waiting for you to put it on display.

Creating a Watermelon Radish Salad

My goal with this salad was to keep it elegantly simple. Just super thin slice of watermelon radish and cucumber, along with microgreens and a new favorite of mine – black lava salt. Oh, yes – black lava salt! When I first saw this on Instagram, I knew I had to have it. I’m kind of a salt fiend.

And making this salad is as easy as alternating the layers of watermelon radish and cucumber, topping with microgreens and sprinkling with black lava salt.

So how does this salad taste? Well, it’s sweet, slightly peppery and crispy with hints of salty in all the right bites. In fact, I was debating if it even needed a dressing as I didn’t want to take away from the simplicity (or the color). So I opted for a simple lemon vinaigrette. Just a smidge of lemon to brighten up the salad even further (if that’s even possible?).

If you have watermelon radishes available where you’re at, give this salad a whirl. I promise whoever you make it for will be most impressed. Now, I just need to figure out a couple of other recipes to make with the remaining watermelon radishes that I’ve got. Any ideas?

For more healthy salad recipes, make sure to check out my Orange, Fennel and Avocado Salad, Easy Cucumber Salad, Zucchini Noodle Caprese, BLT Salad, and Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta Salad.

Enjoy!

Watermelon Radish and Cucumber Salad

5 from 6 votes

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Lisa Bryan

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This watermelon radish and cucumber salad is simple, yet vibrant and beautiful. It's the perfect spring salad recipe!

Ingredients

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• ▢ 4 watermelon radishes
• ▢ 1 large cucumber
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups microgreens
• ▢ 1 tsp black lava salt
• ▢ 1/2 recipe lemon vinaigrette

Instructions 

• Use a mandoline to slice very thin slices of the watermelon radishes and cucumber.
• Plate the salads by alternating slices or radish, cucumber and small handfuls of microgreens. Sprinkle the black lava salt on top.
• Make the lemon vinaigrette and drizzle on top of the salad.

Lisa's Tips

• This is my favorite mandoline for making extra thin slices for salads.
• If you'd like a creamier dressing, you could always opt for my lemon tahini dressing as well.

Nutrition

Calories: 75.4kcal, Carbohydrates: 4.8g, Protein: 0.7g, Fat: 6.1g, Saturated Fat: 0.9g, Sodium: 520.5mg, Fiber: 1.4g, Sugar: 2g

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: watermelon radish, watermelon radish cucumber salad, watermelon radish salad

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