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Ensalada de Cecilia
Cathy's pictureFrom Cathy van den Bercken of Cathy’s Discoveries.

(Cathy learned this recipe while immersed with a family in San Pedro on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, learning to speak Spanish.)

Ingredients:

1 white onion
1/2 kg carrots
1/2 kg radish
Freshly squeezed juice of 2 limes
Freshly squeezed juice of 2 oranges
1 handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped
1 handful of fresh basil, finely chopped
Salt & freshly milled pepper

Grate the union, carrot and radish. Make a dressing of the limejuice and orange juice. Sprinkle over the grated vegetables. Season with fresh coriander, basil, salt and pepper. Mix everything well with your hands and serve with some extra basil or coriander leafs on top.

radish and produce graphic

 

 
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