Radish Dal

I think I have finally figured out something to do with those pesky radishes!  Neither of us like them raw, but our CSA newsletter had a recipe for making a dal with them.  Tasty!

I wound up using my pressure cooker: sauteeing an onion and some cumin seeds in some oil, before adding spices (tumeric, cumin, coriander and salt), garlic and ginger.  I then dumped in what was left of my mung dal (~1 cup) and chopped up all the radishes (probably about 2 cups worth!), added water to cover, and set cooking.  Ten minutes later and dinner was ready!  Easy peasy and tasty too.  The radishes cooked down into soft melty chunks and lost all of their nasty bite.  I liked the radish dal plain, but could see it with some toasted buns or some rice.

I also made a caesar salad for tomorrow's lunch, using a vegetarian version of the dressing that came in our newsletter many moons back:

Caesar Salad dressing

1/4 C olive oil

1 large garlic clove

2 T lemon juice

2 T grated Parmesan cheese

1 1/2 t vegetarian Wortchesire sauce

1 raw egg yolk

pepper

Blend.  Toss with romaine lettuce, more cheese, and croutons!