Healthy Guatemalan Cucumber, Radish and Mint Salad.

Ingredients

One bunch of ‘rabano’ (radishes)

One onion

One cucumber

A quetzal of ‘yerba buena’ (mint)

One lime

1.    If you are trying to avoid getting ‘amibas’ (a kind of parasite commonly contracted by eating unclean fruit and vegetables) place the radishes and the bunch of ‘yerba buena’ in a bowl with vegetable disinfectant following the instructions indicated. Alternatively if you a looking for a fast-track diet skip this first step and add pupusas with extra ‘repollo’ from parque central to your diet to loose a stone in over a matter of days (not recommended).

2.    Peel the onion, cut in half and thinly slice. Place in a large bowl and squeeze half a lime juice over the onion to soften the taste

3.    Peel the cucumber, thinly slice into rounds and add to the onion and lime

4.    Take the clean radishes and thinly slice into rounds and add to the rest of the ingredients

5.    Using around half of the bunch of mint, take the leaves off the stalks, chop finely and add to the rest of the salad

6.    Squeeze the rest of limejuice over the salad and mix well, add a generous pinch or two of salt and leave to rest until ready to serve.