A Winter Salad...

With all the root vegetables in full flow at the market today, I fancied a raw crispy salad to taste them. Admittedly, mine are cut, razor thin, on a mandolin but you could grate/microplane/machine chop the vegetables or even use a potato peeler to make ribbons. I rather like the mix here, but make it your own with things you like. I also provide two sauce to choose from.

2 carrots

1 parsnip

 red cabbage (a wedge - about 1/8th)

1 apple

1 cucumber

1 small black radish (daikon) 

1 fennel bulb

2 celery stalks

Just slice thinly and/or grate.  Mix well and then dress with either the following:

Herbed Greek yoghurt dressing

240 ml /1 cup Greek yoghurt

2 tablespoons of dried dill (3 if you can fin fresh)

1 tablespoon of chopped chives (dried if you can not get fresh)

1/2 lemon (the juice of... more if a lemon lover!)

1 chopped shallot (1/2 red onion)

season - black pepper and salt

Mix and let stand an hour (minimum).

Lime dressing

125 ml / 1/2 cup olive oil

1 Lime (juice and some of the zest)

1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard

(small bunch of fresh coriander/cilantro if wanted)

season - white pepper and salt

Mix the mustard and lime juice. Whisk in the oil slowly, add the herbs, season and serve.