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Crunchy, peppery radishes make any dish more fun! Here are all the best radish recipes to make when you have a bunch on hand.
Got radishes? We got recipes. If you’ve picked up a bunch of those round pink beauties at the store or farmers market, there are so many tasty ways to use them! Radishes bring a refreshing crunch and peppery spice to anything they touch.
Spring is when you think of radishes because they come up early in the growing season, but they’re available year round! Here are all our best radish recipes for using these beauties. We’ve got anything from roasted as a side dish (so sweet and tender!) to topped with creamy blue cheese dressing in our favorite chopped salad. Oh and radish salsa… let’s just get to the recipes!
And now: our best radish recipes!
Roasted Radishes
Here's a unique radish recipe that most people haven’t thought of: roasted radishes! They’re unlike anything you’ve tasted before: tender, mild, and almost sweet. They’re perfect alongsidesalmon, or as a counterpoint to a richpasta like lasagna. While you might associate radishes with spring recipes: they’re available year round! So you can pull out this magic trick anytime.
Quick Pickled Radishes
Want a condiment that brings a zing to any recipe? Enter: quick pickled radishes! This is what to do with that bunch of radishes in your refrigerator. Thinly slice them and throw them in a jar with vinegar, salt, and sugar, then let the ingredients do the hard part! All you have to do is wait 1 hour; no canning equipment needed. They liven up any meal, from sandwiches totacos!
Simple Radish Salad
Got a bunch of radishes? Try thisFresh Radish Salad! It’s a great way to use this crisp, peppery veggie for lunches and as an easy side dish. Throw together the radishes with crunchy cucumber, chickpeas, olive oil and vinegar it makes a delightfully zingy mix. This vegetable can be rather spicy in large quantities, but this salad has just the right proportions to highlight its refreshing flavor.
Radish Toasts
One of the simplest radish recipes? Radish toast! Here's what to do: spread a piece of toast with cream cheese or labneh (yogurt cheese you can make at home). Top the toast with sliced radishes, chopped chives and a sprinkle of sea salt. It's so easy and works for lunch or a spring brunch.
Radish Chopped Salad
Here's another favorite radish recipe: radish chopped salad! Thecreamy blue cheese dressingperfectly complements the spicy radishes, and the flavors all meld together perfectly. They're served over a mix of chopped green cabbage and crunchy romaine lettuce, then topped with blue cheese crumbles. It's a fabulous compliment to any type of main dish!
Radishes with Butter and Salt
OK, we lied: this radish recipe is even easier! Here’s a traditional elegant French snack: radishes with butter and salt. Use the highest quality butter to make the radishes shine! The balance of the creamy butter, peppery radish, and hint of sea salt are the epitome of simple elegance. No wonder the French have been eating it for years!
Radish Salsa
Can you make salsa with…radishes? Absolutely! Slice up some radishes and combine them with lime juice, cilantro, green onion and jalapeño pepper. It all combines into a zingy radish salsa recipe that's perfect for topping tacos! Try this on Refried Bean Tacos or Quick Shrimp Tacos.
Lentil Salad with Feta
Next up: radish recipes where radishes play a key supporting role! Radishes are not only lovely in green salads, they make the perfect crunch in grain or lentil salads. This fresh and healthy lentil salad isMediterranean-style, mixed with fresh veggies, feta cheese and pistachios. It’s a delicious way to add protein to a meal with a side dish.
Here's a loose take on bibimbap: starring pickled radishes as a garnish! Bibimbapis a Korean rice bowl full of pickled vegetables, savory sauce, and a runny egg, all stirred together into delicious savory goodness. This quinoa bowl is an interpretation of the original flavors, using green beans, tangy quick pickled carrots and radishes, and topping it all off with a sauce made with gochujang, Korean chili paste.
Potato Salad with Radishes
Last but not least in our radish recipes: this purple potato salad! Thinly sliced radishes add big flavor to creamy salads like potato salad and egg salad. Here they provide the perfect color contrast to purple potatoes! These vibrant veggies are becoming easier to find in mainstream grocery stores: or look for them at your local farmers market. Or, just throw radishes into your favorite potato salad recipe! This No Mayo Potato Salad is ours.
Radishes are cruciferous veggies!
Did you know radishes are cruciferous vegetables? Cruciferous vegetablesare a family of nutritious veggies: and the related veg might surprise you. Did you know that radishes are related tocabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, andarugula?
This means that radishes share all the nutrition benefits of cruciferous vegetables. Here are a few things about these tasty veggies that make them especially nutritious:
- High in fiber(important for weight loss because it keeps you fuller longer)
- High in vitamins C, E, A and K
- Low in calories
- Contain phytonutrients and glucosinolates, which may have anti-cancer effects (but are still unproven —Source)
Types of radishes
All the radish recipes use the most common type of radishes: round radishes! But there are several other types that you might come across that are tasty too. Here are a few of the more common types:
- Round radishes: This is the most common type, pictured above!
- Watermelon radishes: These large radishes are green on the outside and pink on the inside, hence the name! Snap some up if you find them: thinly sliced they add a beautiful garnish to any dish.
- Daikon radishes: Also called Chinese white radishes, they’re often pickled, braised, or used in soups.
- Black radishes: A beautiful variety, these radishes have a black exterior and white interior! They’re fun to cook with because of their unexpected color.
10 Great Radish Recipes: Roasted Radishes & More!
- Author: Sonja Overhiser
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Ever roasted radishes? Throw them into a hot oven in this unique easy side dish recipe: they come out vibrant and juicy, with a sweet, mild flavor!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 small bunches radishes (about 16 to 18 small radishes)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ teaspoonkosher salt
- Fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Wash the radishes and trim off the greens, saving a few leaves for a garnish.
- Cut the radishes lengthwise. Toss them in a bowl with the olive oil, finely grated garlic clove,kosher saltand pepper.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the radishes on top cut-side down and roast for 16 to 20 minutes until the largest radish is tender when pierced with a fork at the thickest point (exact time depends on the size of the radishes).
- Very finely chop about 1 radish leaf into a garnish, and sprinkle over the top. Serve warm.
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Roasted
- Cuisine: Vegetables
Keywords: Radish Recipes
Last updated: May 2020
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Sonja & Alex
Hi, we’re Alex and Sonja Overhiser, married cookbook authors, food bloggers, and recipe developers. We founded A Couple Cooks to share fresh, seasonal recipes for memorable kitchen moments! Our recipes are made by two real people and work every time.
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Hesitated to make. WOW WOW turned out delicious cant wait to make again.
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So glad you enjoyed!
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I am English but lived in France for 28 years and eat radishes (as they are so easy to grow) on a regular basis with real butter, French style baguette and salt……and find it difficult to eat them any other way lol.
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