Apple Radish Celery Salad in Apple Cup

This salad is all about crunch.  Crunchy apple, radish and celery are dressed with refreshing lemon and orange.  Thanks to the beautiful spring in Almaty where the ingredients are in season.  This lovely little salad is plated it in a cute apple cup.  Very nice to eat on summer time when the temperature is warm.  Perfect pair with any roasted or barbecued meat. Or eat it plain like fruit salad.

Recipe for 2 persons

2 cherry belle radish, sliced thinly
2 apples, sliced thinly
1 celery stalk, sliced thinly
green onions, optional for garnish

Dressing:
3 tbsp orange juice
orange zest
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1.  Whisk together orange juice, lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl.  Add a pinch of pepper.  Don't put salt as it will dehydrate other ingredients.

2.  Cut the radish, celery and green onion.

3.  Cut the apple into half.  Cut the half for salad mixture.

4.  Mix the apple, radish, onion and celery in a bowl then dress.

5.  Use the other half of the apple for an apple cup.  Don't throw the scrap, use it in the salad mixture.

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6.  Arrange the salad in the apple cup.  Sprinkle some salt and pepper.  Garnish with green onion and orange zest.  Serve with extra slice of orange.  Use the radish tail for decoration :-)