Red Radish Avocado Salad ( சிவப்பு முள்ளங்கி அவகோடா சாலட் )

Red Radish Avocado Salad ( சிவப்பு முள்ளங்கி அவகாடோ சாலட் )

Ingredients:

Red Radish  - 1

Snow Peas  - 8 to 10

Avocado -  1/2

Cabbage leaves  - 2

Carrot  - 1/2

Almonds  - handful

Garlic  - 5 cloves

Butter  - 1 tbsp

Salt & pepper  -  to taste.

Steps:

Wash all the vegetables.

Slice the radish thinly.

Peel and fine chop the garlic cloves.

Remove the strings along the edges of snow peas and trim at ends.

Cut the carrots and almonds into thin strips.

Cut half of the avocado into bite sized pieces.

In a skillet add butter. 

As it melts, saute the snow peas for 1 to 1 1/2 min until it is crisp tender.

Transfer the snow peas to a plate and using the same pan roast the garlic. 

Roast until fragrant and toss in the radish pieces. 

Saute for a min. Remove from fire. Mix with the other ingredients . Add pepper and salt.

In a serving bowl, spread the cabbage leave and add in the salad.
A hearty salad is ready.

My Notes:

Snow pea is eaten fresh as a whole with the pod when it is still unripe. It's an excellent source of dietary fiber loaded with vitamins and minerals.It is used in stir fry recipes as well.

The raw flesh of radish has a crisp texture with a pungent and peppery flavor. Radishes owe their sharp flavor to the various compounds produced by the plant like glucosinolate, myrosinase and isothiocynate.

Avocado is not sweet, but it is distinctly and subtly flavored and has a smooth texture. It is popular as a dessert but also used in savory  dishes.  It has a high calorie count but is balanced with high healthy monounsaturated fats and thus can be consumed in moderation.

My memory of avocado brings me back to my teenage days where I remember tasting it in Kodaikanal(Tamilnadu) back when i was 15. It was referred to then as the butter cup fruit.