Watermelon Radish Salad

Watermelon Radish and Fresh Fig Salad

A summer salad that is bold, colourful, textured, and delicious.

Perfect for a cold picnic luncheon or to liven up a buffet table. It is simple to put together. Select a favourite dressing, creamy or a light vinaigrette—blue cheese or balsamic. Creamy ranch or avocado oil. Cobnut or olive oil. It dresses well.

A watermelon radish, avocado and fig salad. Summer perfection!

Serves 10 or more at a buffet table

Toss together with either vinaigrette or creamy dressing

4 cups shredded slaw - cabbage carrot

for the vinaigrette - whisk together

1/2 cup olive oil

2 tbsp balsamic, or white wine or apple cider vinegar

salt and pepper

pinch of sugar

squeeze of lime

OR 

creamy dressing -blend together

2 tbsp soft blue cheese 

4 tbsp mayonnaise

2 oz orange juice to thin it to the desired consistency

pinch of sugar

12 fresh figs, washed and cut

3 avocados cubed in chunks, lightly salted and dressed with a squeeze of lemon/lime

 

3 mini cucumbers thickly sliced- lightly salted

6 watermelon radish thinly sliced

Drizzle the figs, avocadoes, cucumbers and radish with a dressing of your choice.

Fresh fig, avocado and watermelon radish  salad with a creamy dressed slaw and lightly drizzled vinaigrette.

Tips

Dressing both the slaw and the other ingredients individually helps perfect the presentation and the flavour. While the slaw is bolder with a creamy dressing, a vinaigrette allows the beautiful flavours of the fruit and vegetables to remain authentic.

Prepare ahead but dress at the time of serving to keep everything crisp.

Photography courtesy Niloufer Mavalvala

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The World of Parsi Cooking: Food Across Borders is a 3 award winning book. It has been self published in July 2019 and will be going into its second print in 2022. 

The Art of Parsi Cooking; reviving an ancient cuisine was published in 2016 by Austin Macauley and continues to be available through amazon book depot book depository and from the publishers.