Pungent root for salads (6)
I believe the answer is:
radish
'pungent root for salads' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for radish that I've seen before include "Daikon or mooli" , "Sir had this vegetable" , "Root eaten raw in salads" , "Edible small root" , "Root vegetable used in salads" .)