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This salad with heart-shaped watermelon radish is the one of my favorite recipes with watermelon radish.

This recipe makes 2 servings of watermelon radish salad.

Table of Contents

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• Salad Recipe
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Ingredient Substitutions
• Video
• Nutritional Information
• Contact Me with Questions
• Similar Recipes

Who else is on team watermelon radishes?! Watermelon radish season is only 2 months, and it’s NOT LONG ENOUGH. Who do I need to file a complaint with about that? Is there any better season than watermelon radish season? If you said cherry season, you’d be right. But if you said any other answer, you’re wrong. Watermelon radishes are one of the only radishes I like because they’re mild and not spicy (if you peel them).

This watermelon radish salad features heart-shaped pink radishes for any occasion: valentine’s day, anniversary, easter, a tea party, everyday, you get the idea. There really needs to be more pink veggies in the world, and my life would be substantially better. But until then, eat more watermelon radishes! They turn this salad from boring to adoring.

You Only Need 2 Ingredients for this Watermelon Radish Salad Recipe

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• 2 watermelon radishes
• salad greens

How to Make Salad with Watermelon Radish

prep time: 10 min

Slice 2 watermelon radishes.

Cut out as many heart shapes as you can. I used one from this heart-shaped cookie cutter set.

Compost the remainders.

Fill 2 salad bowls with baby mixed greens, chopped romaine lettuce, sprouts, or whatever you like as your salad base.

Top these salads with watermelon radish hearts.

Drizzle salad dressing on top.

I made a tahini dressing for the salad pictured here, but it also tastes great with my healthy version of ranch dressing, as well as vegan caesar dressing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use a mandolin to slice the radish?

A mandolin makes it much easier to get slices that are all the same thickness. It’s also a very fast way to slice a lot of radishes if you’re tripling or quadrupling this recipe for a large dinner party.

Is this recipe vegan and gluten-free?

If you choose a vegan and GF salad dressing, then this watermelon radish salad will be vegan and gluten-free.

What herbs and toppings work well in this salad?

Basil, dill, and parsley are all good herbs to add to salads. I also like to add gomasio (sesame seeds) or sunflower seeds to my salads. And nutritional yeast is always a winning salad addition.

Ingredient Details and Substitutions

• Watermelon Radish: Watermelon radishes are a type of daikon radish. They look white-green on the outside and they’re hot pink on the inside! So pretty. Other types of daikon radish are white and purple inside, so you could get all 3 and make this salad even prettier. If you don’t have access to any of these, you could always buy white radishes and then ferment them with purple cabbage to naturally color them.
• Salad Greens: If you prefer a salad that’s more exciting, add cucumbers, kale, carrots, celery, arugula, radicchio, or any other salad veggies you like. I like using baby mixed greens because they’re only $4/pound at Costco.

Nutrition Facts

These nutrition facts assume that each salad has 4 cups of baby mixed greens and one watermelon radish. This does not include dressing nutrition.

• Servings: 2
• Calories per serving: 64
• Calcium per serving: 173mg
• Cholesterol per serving: 0mg
• Dietary Fiber per serving: 3g
• Iron per serving: 8mg
• Potassium per serving: 969mg
• Protein per serving: 6g
• Total Carbohydrate per serving: 10g
• Total Fat per serving: 0g
• Total Sugars per serving: 4g
• Sodium per serving: 266mg

Comments or Questions?

If you make this recipe, I would love it if you’d snap a pic, post to instagram, and tag me @vegandollhouse. It seriously makes my day/week/month!

Please message me (instagram or email) if you have any questions or feedback about the recipe.

Similar Recipes

If you like pink heart-shaped food, you might also like my roasted watermelon radish recipe and this pink heart shaped ravioli recipe.

If you like easy salads, check out this easy kale salad recipe.

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