Watermelon Radish and Fennel Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

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The first time I stumbled upon watermelon radishes was on a cold winter morning at the Berkeley Farmer’s Market, years ago.  I was searching for parsnips, and wondered why they looked so odd.  The cheery crew at Happy Boy Farms warned me that it was a spicy radish.  I had never seen radishes that looked like this.  She took a knife out from her back pocket and cut it open.  It was gorgeous. Vibrant bright pink with hints of green.  I knew I had to eat it.  I immediately thought about using them in a simple Watermelon Radish and Fennel Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette.

The exquisite color of the watermelon radish completely had me drawn in.   I fell in love with the somewhat tie-dyed vegetable grown with the brightest pink I had ever seen.  Yes, I was buying purely on beauty.  I took a paper bag and filled it with different sizes and shapes.  I had no idea what to expect when I got home.

Tenderly I took one of the radishes out of the crumpled bag, scrubbed the just picked dirt off, and took a big bite.  The spicy juices started to run our of the corner of my mouth, and I was hooked.  It was like my first kiss;  wet, unknown, and a little bit spicy.  I continued to slice a couple more, then I laid them on a plate and buttered a piece of still-warm baguette.  I put a couple of vibrate slices onto the creamy butter with a sprinkle of Maldon salt over the top.  It was perfect.

Since that first “kiss” two years ago, watermelon radishes grace our winter table very often.  As an afternoon snack or mixed with tender greens for a dinner salad.  Now that, we are working from home, full-time, I am on the look-out for simple but delicious lunches.  This salad is one of our favorites.  It is full of sweet fennel and spicy watermelon radishes with a drizzle of olive oil and fresh-squeezed Meyer lemons.  It screams springtime, doesn’t it?

More Salad:

Cucumber Radish Salad

Potato and Green Bean Salad

Caesar Salad

Yield: 2 servings

Watermelon Radish and Fennel Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

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Thinly sliced watermelon radishes along with fennel are drizzled with fresh meyer lemon juice and olive oil to make this spring time salad.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 medium-sized fennel, green fronds removed
• 3 small-medium sized watermelon radishes
• drizzle good quality olive oil
• 1 Meyer Lemon
• Maldon salt
• black pepper

Instructions

Thinly slice the fennel and radishes.

Scatter onto a plate.

Drizzle a small amount of olive oil over the top.

Using a lemon reamer, juice the lemon over the top.

Sprinkle Maldon salt and black pepper over the salad.

Serve.

Eat.

Notes

Use fresh Meyer Lemon juice instead of pre-juiced lemon juice in a jar, as it has a brighter and fresher flavor.

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