This fresh and easy cucumber and radish salad is the perfect accompaniment to any dish on a hot summer day. Especially glorious served with backyard barbeque grilled meats, burgers and steaks and even shrimp or fish.
There’s nothing like a crunchy, tangy cucumber and radish salad to lighten up a barbeque meal. This salad is simple yet so elegant with the disk-shaped, purple-pink hues of the radishes layered against the vibrant green cucumbers.
Cucumbers and radishes are both low in calories, high in water content and nutrition!
Health benefits of cucumbers
High water content and low in calories which may aid in weight-loss
Source of fiber, vitamin C, K, magnesium, potassium and manganese
Contains antioxidants that prevent the build up of harmful free radicals to prevent chronic disease
Health benefits of radishes
Full of fiber to help keep the digestive system moving
Contains compounds that help ward off cancer
Low in calories with just 1 calorie per radish
Good source of vitamin C for healthy skin
How to make this cucumber and radish salad
For the dressing, add all the ingredients and whisk to combine. You can do this in the bowl you are planning on serving the salad.
Slice cucumbers and radishes thinly using a knife or mandolin.
Put the cucumbers and radishes in the bowl with the dressing. Toss to combine. Enjoy!
I hope you enjoy this fresh and easy cucumber and radish salad. If you try it, I’d love to see your rating and hear your thoughts in the comments section below!
This fresh and easy cucumber and radish salad is the perfect accompaniment to any dish on a hot summer day. Especially glorious served with backyard barbeque grilled meats, burgers and steaks and even shrimp or fish.
