Radishes with Tonnato, Sunflower Seeds, and Lemon

This salad is like an inside-out tuna salad, with the radishes as the centerpiece and tonnato, a smooth creamy tuna mayo, as the binder. It makes a beautiful simple supper on a warm spring night or a great side dish to a grilled veal chop. It’s best not to assemble this salad until close to serving time, as the radishes are prone to weeping a bit.

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Step 1

Put the tonnato in a large bowl, squee?e in a cou?le o? tables?oons o? lemon ?uice, and stir to mix. Add the radishes and toss to coat them.

Step 2

Add the mint and season well with salt and ?e??er. ?aste and ad?ust with more salt, ?e??er, or lemon ?uice.

Step 3

Add hal? the sun?lower seeds and s?routs (i? using). ?oss, then to? with the remaining seeds and s?routs. Serve soon.

Step 4

?onnato sauce is truly Italian, but you’ll recogni?e the ?lavors ?rom the tuna sandwiches o? your youth. ?he sauce wor?s so well with so many vegetables, ?rom raw to grilled to ?ic?led.

Step 5

» Makes about 1½ cups

Step 6

Put the tuna and salt in a ?ood ?rocessor and ?ulse until it’s blended. Add ⅓ cu? mayonnaise and ?ulse until the ingredients are getting creamy. With the ?rocessor running, dri??le in the olive oil and lemon ?uice and ?rocess until the tonnato is very smooth and creamy.

Step 7

?aste and add more mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon ?uice, or salt. Store in the ?ridge ?or u? to 1 wee?.

Step 8

MORE WAYS:

Step 9

→ Use as a di? ?or any raw, grilled, or roasted vegetables.

Step 10

→ S?read on slices o? cold roast ?or? or veal.

Step 11

→ ?hin it out with more lemon ?uice and toss with boiled and smashed new ?otatoes or add it to a romaine salad.

Step 12

→ S?oon it on bread and to? it with So?t-Coo?ed Eggs, tomatoes, and ca?ers.

Step 13

→ Use it in my charred broccoli dish.