Veg Masterclass: Watermelon and Pickled Daikon Salad
Recipe by Jeff Bland
1 x 3cm slice of seedless watermelon
1 white radish
1 red radish
5 grams of fresh horseradish
Olive oil for dressing
Salad leaves and soft herbs
3 pieces of roast walnut halves
ΒΌ lemon
Puree trimmings
Marinate for white radish
50 grams white balsamic vinegar
50 grams sugar
15 grams salt
Warm the vinegar and add sugar. Salt till dissolves.
Peel radish then using a peeler grate off wide strips using about ΒΌ of the radish.
Place in a bowl, pour over warm marinate and leave to cool.
Cut the melon into a rectangle (10cm x 5cm), remove any seeds and drain on kitchen paper.
Pick, wash and spin herbs and salad leaves
Grate horseradish, mix with olive oil and lemon
Slice red radish into rings
Place melon on plate, top with pickled daikon. Dress with salad, garnish with walnuts and dress with horseradish dressing.