Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad

This Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad is light and crisp and very refreshing. While it's delicious on its own, this salad is also great when served with other richer dishes.

This Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad is so fresh and bright. From the crisp, juicy cucumbers to the crunchy radishes to the creamy mayonnaise, this salad is an exciting combination of tastes and textures. With just some salt and pepper to season it, the simple and delicious flavors of this crunchy salad are unforgettable.

Cucumber Radish Salad is quick and easy to make, so you can put it together right before you serve it. It's convenient as a side dish or even as a light snack during the day. This is a great healthy dish to add to your meals and is a nice change from more traditional salads. Let's look at the handful of ingredients you'll be using in this recipe.

What you'll need

• Cucumbers. You can choose to peel them or leave the skin on, it's up to you.
• Radishes. These add so much crunch and pungent flavor to this salad.
• Scallions. Also called green onions. These have a milder taste than other onions.
• Vegan Mayo. Use homemade or the store-bought kind.
• Salt & Pepper. To taste. I used pink salt in this recipe.

How to Make this Salad

1. Cut the cucumbers into thin circles, and the radishes into thin half-circles. Chop the scallions and place all of the veggies into a large mixing bowl.

2. Pour the mayo on top and season with salt and pepper. Mix everything well and serve right away.

Pro Tips

• Pre-cut the vegetables. To save time when you are ready to put the salad together, slice the cucumbers and radish beforehand. They will need to be used that day, but can be kept in the fridge until then.
• Scallions are best in this recipe. While there are some other onions that are mild like scallions, such as leeks and chives, don't replace these with white, yellow, or red onions. Their flavors are too strong for this salad and would overpower it.
• Try your hand at making mayo. If you don't have any vegan mayo, making it is actually quite easy. With a few simple ingredients and an immersion blender, you can make your own for this recipe and others.
• Use English cucumbers if you want to avoid seeds. Some people don't like cucumber seeds, so English (or hothouse) cucumbers are a better choice. They are thinner and longer, but they have smaller seeds that are less noticeable.

How to Store this Salad

This Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad can be stored by placing it in a tightly-lidded container or in a bowl that is covered with plastic wrap. Keep it in the refrigerator for up to 1 day. Because the cucumbers contain so much water, the salt will pull that moisture out and make the salad soupy over time. This Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad is best served immediately after making for best results.

Flavor Variations

If you want to change things up, consider adding some different vegetables to this Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad, like diced tomatoes, shaved carrot, or corn. You could also add vegan feta cheese, either crumbled or in cubes. As for seasoning, if you like certain herbs, like tarragon or dill, or other flavors, you could try them in this recipe as well. For a more filling variation, try adding some chickpeas to the salad for added protein. This will make it more of a meal, if that's what you want.

What to Serve it with

• On its own. Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad is refreshing and delicious all by itself.
• With soup. Try it with a creamy soup like this Creamy Broccoli Soup, Red Lentil Soup or this Amazing Lentil Chili.
• Alongside pasta. Any pasta would be great, including this Mushroom Bolognese Pasta.
• Other veggies. This salad goes nicely with Vegan Stuffed Peppers, Cauliflower Steaks with Chermoula Sauce, Fajita Vegetables or these Vegan Potato Pancakes.

I hope you enjoy this crunchy, creamy, and scrumptious dish. It's perfect for almost any meal and is nice and light. The flavors and textures found in this Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad go so well together, it's like every bite is just right. Enjoy!

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