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Radish, Cucumber and Grapefruit Salad Recipe

Looking for a light and refreshing way to round out your meal? Tart grapefruit complements crunchy radishes and cucumbers perfectly in this spring salad. It's a quick and healthy addition to your holiday menu. —Connie Boll, Chilton, Wisconsin

This recipe is:

Diabetic Friendly

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Radish, Cucumber and Grapefruit Salad Recipe

Prep: 35 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

2 large red grapefruit
1 pound radishes, thinly sliced
1 English cucumber, thinly sliced
4 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill
DRESSING:
1/3 cup ruby red grapefruit juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Sunflower kernels, optional

Directions

Cut each grapefruit in half horizontally. With a sharp knife, cut around each section to loosen fruit; place in a large bowl. Add the radishes, cucumber, onions and dill.
In a small bowl, whisk the grapefruit juice, honey, oil, salt and pepper. Pour over grapefruit mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with sunflower kernels if desired. Serve with a slotted spoon. Yield: 10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup (calculated without sunflower kernels) equals 63 calories, 2 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 79 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Radish, Cucumber and Grapefruit Salad in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2012, p153

Sliced Radishes Add Crunch

Cold meat sandwiches get crunch at the South Bend, Indiana home of Eugenia C. with thinly sliced radishes. “It’s a fun alternative to onion slices,” she says.