Radish Herb Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette Dressing

Author Notes

My mother-in-law Frieda was a woman of limited and specific taste in food. She kept kosher her whole life, and was truly appalled at the thought of eating anything that wasn’t. She was in her 80’s when I met her, and her diet basically consisted of coffee, white bread, American cheese, tomatoes, ice cream, Stella D’Oro breakfast treats and Hawaiian Punch. So it was with surprise and delight that I found that she shared my love of radishes. We ate many a plate of radishes (sometimes with celery and carrots) over the 14 years we knew each other. Last summer Mom, her daughter and son-in-law were on their way down to New York to visit us when someone running a red light hit their stopped car. Frieda died as a result of the accident. She was 96 years old. Here’s to Frieda. We sure do miss her.
—drbabs