Simple Uses for Radishes

 

When you have a large crop of radishes from the garden or farmstand, you don't have time to casually include them in complicated recipes or to frantically figure out how to use them up before they go bad without getting sick of them.  You want to make the most of your harvest and to actually enjoy it.

Here at Plant to Plate, we like to keep things simple!  Here are some of my favorite ways to use or preserve radishes:

NOTE:  Most uses refer to radish roots unless they specifically mention the greens (leaves) or whole plant.

• Make a Simple Salad.  A few ideas for Simple Salad pairings with radishes are as follows:
• Mizuna
• Lettuce and peppermint or oregano
• Orange slices and spearmint
• Avocado, tarragon, and lettuce or endive

• Use them as a Frame for an Interesting Salad.  (Wondering why I capitalized those letters?  Read more about Interesting Salads here!)

• Add them to egg dishes like omelets and quiches.

• Add them to soups.

• Add the greens to soups and broths.

• Roast them with rosemary.

• Roast them with garlic and caraway.

• Bake them with potatoes and mizuna.  Add tarragon if desired.

• Bake them with chicken, carrots, and tarragon.

• Slice them and put them on toast or crostini with any or all of the following:
• Mint or lemon balm leaves, jams, or jellies
• Butter or coconut oil
• Feta, ricotta, or cream cheese

• Sauté them with mizuna and sesame oil.

• Sauté them with lemon balm.

• Sauté them with tarragon.

• Pickle them.  The whole plant can be pickled, including the greens (leaves), stems, and roots, with both traditional and quick-pickling methods.  You can add even more flavor and nutrition by experimenting with other additions like carrots, peppermint, garlic, sage, or rosemary.

• Ferment them.  Radishes even have their own version of sauerkraut.

• Freeze the roots for later use.  For the most uniform freezing, slice or dice them before freezing.

• Blanch and freeze the greens to save them for later.  Learn more about blanching here.

• Dry or dehydrate the greens.  They can then be powdered and added to smoothies or used as thickeners for soups and baked goods.

Further Reading

Growing radishes?  Check out these quick facts like its best growing conditions, companion plants, and expected yields.

Radishes are also featured in these articles:

• Quick Facts: Growing Radishes
• The Interesting Salad Protocol: How to Build an Interesting Salad
• How to Preserve Your Harvest: Fermentation

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