This tasty, simple little salad is a perfect way to use the scratchy, but ever-so-healthful, greens that come on top of radishes. The recipe comes from my mother-in-law’s cookbook, “Craft of the Country Cook.”
1-2 pounds radish greens, washed
1-2 t. salt
1 T. Soy sauce
1½ t. rice or other vinegar
1½ t. sugar or honey
2 t. oil (sesame is nice)
Put the radish greens in a bowl and stir in a liberal amount of salt. Let the greens sit a bit to let the salt start working. Then, with your hands, start squeezing the radish greens vigorously. You’ll squeeze out a bit of the juice (and the salt). Discard the juice. Dress the squeezed radish greens with a dressing made from soy sauce, oil, rice vinegar and a bit of sugar. It’s nice with actual radishes, sliced thinly, and all tossed together.
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