Digestive Radish, Carrot, Ginger salad with Tomatoes
Wake up your taste buds and boost digestion with this enzyme-rich digestive radish, carrot, and ginger salad with tomatotes. This quick and flavor-rich salad makes a great side to any meal, especially with slightly bland main course meals.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup radish (grated, any variety)
- 1/2 cup carrots (grated, ~1 medium carrot)
- 1/2 cup tomatotes (cherry tomatotes or roma tomatoes are preferred, but any variety works)
- 1/2 tsp ginger (fresh, grated, can increase the amount to 1 tsp)
- 1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt (or to taste, can sub with any other variety)
- 3 pinches freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)
- 1/2 tsp homemade cumin powder (optional, sub with store-bought version)
- 3 tbsp lemon juice (fresh, ~1 large lemon, or adjust to taste)
- 1.5 tbsp cilantro (optional)
Instructions
- Wash all the produce under cold, running water. Pat dry with a clean kitchen towel or paper towel.
- Mix grated radish, carrots, and ginger in a wide-mouth bowl. Add the chopped tomatoes, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Mix well with a fork. Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Top with finely chopped cilantro and mix well. Enjoy!
Notes
Spicier Variation
You can add 1 de-seeded, finely chopped green chili or jalapeno pepper to the salad. Be sure to mix it well with other ingredients.
Substitues
- You can easily substitute radish with turnips.
- Substitue lemon with lime.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cupCalories: 34kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 184mgPotassium: 298mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 5546IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
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