I bought some radishes, why?

[sandnsea]

I don't like them, hubby can't eat raw veggies. Grandkids hate them.

Do radishes add a nice flavor to some dish or other? If you used them in the same way you use peppers or onions?

Any good recipes?

I hate wasting them. I have two bunches.

[The empressof all]

1. Here are a few of my favorites....We're big on radishes here

Chop them up and combine with cucumber and onion for a refreshing salad

Chop them up and combine them with cucumber, green onion and cream cheese for a lovely little spread

Chop fine and Add them to the onion soup dip for a little zing in your chip

Use a mandolin and slice them finely. Sautee them in sweet butter and serve them in a thin layer on a thin slice of dense dark bread.

Roast them....Really! I serve them with roasted beets, oranges and pecans in an Orange Vinaigrette. Sometimes I even add roasted fennel :wow:

Pickle them.

This one mellows the bite

http://www.chow.com/recipes/10909-bread-and-butter-radishes

or this one with ginger is fabulous

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pickled-Daikon-and-Red-Radishes-with-Ginger-240614

[pengillian101]

5. Now THAT sounds good!

Use a mandolin and slice them finely. Sautee them in sweet butter and serve them in a thin layer on a thin slice of dense dark bread.

I will surely try that! Thanks for the idea. :-)

[WhiteTara]

6. could I use agave instead of sugar

for the Daikon/radish/ginger pickled relish? Or is there some magic in the sugar? We are a sugar free house here.

[grasswire]

2. a little side salad

PR, I know that Russians LUV radishes. Especially with dill and sour cream and cracked pepper all mixed together. And the French like to eat them with good butter and bread.

And here's a side salad from another part of the world!


Guatemalan radish salad:

4 to 6 servings

Radishes, trimmed and sliced into thin rounds -- 1 pound
Mint, finely chopped -- 1/4 cup
Orange juice -- 1/2 cup
Lemon juice -- 1/4 cup
Salt and pepper -- to taste

Mix all together the ingredients together in a bowl and chill well before serving.

[Catherina]

3. I don't normally like them BUT

wash them
cut off the tops
place in pretty plate

serve with good crusty french bread and good quality butter

salt the radish, squeeze a little lime or lemon on them

eat with the buttered french bread


Divine. Great as a drinking appetizer.


Or you could get all fancy and serve them this way

"This is a favorite appetizer that has appeared on European menus for decades. Four ordinary ingredients - bread, butter, salt, and radishes - become a gourmet delight when they are eaten together. This is quite possibly the perfect reward, along with a glass of wine, for yourself and guests.




Radish, Butter and Bread

1 bunch (approximately 2 dozen) small, firm, fresh radishes*
8 slices best-quality dark or white bread, cut into quarters**
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
Fleur de sel, coarse salt, or sea salt

* Vari-colored radishes may be used.

** Purchase whole loaves of bread that you will slice yourself.

Wash (don't peel) and trim radishes; set a dozen or so tender, fresh leaves aside.

Place the washed whole radishes in a plastic container; fill container with enough water to cover the radishes, add 4 to 6 ice cubes, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Just before serving, thinly slice radishes into rounds (sliced paper thin like translucent sheets of ice). Each radish round should be tipped with color. Chop or sliver radish leaves.



Spread one side of each piece of bread generously with butter. Top with some chopped radish leaves and then cover with the slices of radishes.

Serve, offering the salt at the last minute before eating (let each guest sprinkle their own salt on top of the radish slices). NOTE: This is a great place to use your Fleur de sel.

NOTE: Serve with a white wine such as pinot gris wine or chardonnay wine.

Makes approximately 8 to 10 serving.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Appetizers/RadishButterBread.htm

[pengillian101]

4. Potato salad, and here's an odd dish I've wanted to try, but haven't yet.

Cream of Radish soup! There are more radish recipes at the link. We are getting radishes tomorrow - I might try that soup recipe.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-1255761/In-pink-Four-healthy-radish-recipes.html