Radishes

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early spring, fall

Beautiful bunches of radishes are like carrots – they offer us the delicious roots and the delicious greens. Follow the same storage ideas as for carrots but know that radish bulbs will not keep as long as carrot roots. And like carrot tops, the greens are entirely edible. They make great pesto, and if they’re really young and tender, are good sliced up into a salad Greens that are a little tougher can be cooked like turnip or mustard greens.

(2023) Napa and Radish Salad

I love the Napa and radish salad recipe from Beautiful Briny Sea that’s appended below. Absolutely perfect for the contents of this box AND what a nice change of pace from the way many of us have been preparing all the Napa cabbage we’ve been receiving recently.

This is adapted from one created by Grant Park-based Beautiful Briny Sea, maker of the Campfire Sea Salt used in the recipe. If you don’t happen to have Campfire Sea Salt in your pantry, it’s a mix of smoked sea salt, cumin and ancho chili. You could substitute a bit of smoked paprika, salt and cumin, and ground ancho chili if you have it, and make a fine substitute.

(2023) 5-Ingredient Apple Cider Vinaigrette

And for the cucumbers and sweet peppers and tomatoes and radishes, I’m going to make them into a big salad and dress them with this Apple Cider Vinaigrette recipe from Emily Nunn and the Department of Salad. I’ll make a bigger batch and keep it in a jar in the refrigerator to anoint salads for the next week or two. AND I’m going to slice an apple or two into the salad. Love adding fruit to salads. That little bit of sweet crunch is always a welcome surprise.

(2022) Radish Top Soup

I think we’ve received radishes every week (at least most every week) and I just found this recipe that riffs on the plates of radishes, walnuts, feta and herbs that come when you eat in Persian restaurants. Tuck this into pita for a great salad sandwich. And there’s also a recipe for radish top soup.

from allrecipes.com

(2022) Radish-Walnut-Mint Salad

I think we’ve received radishes every week (at least most every week) and I just found this recipe that riffs on the plates of radishes, walnuts, feta and herbs that come when you eat in Persian restaurants. Tuck this into pita for a great salad sandwich. And there’s also a recipe for radish top soup.

from allrecipes.com

(2021) Chicken Thighs with Crunchy Summer Veg

I have this chicken thigh recipe that I’ve been wanting to try. It was in Bon Appetit. So most of my daikon this week will go into this recipe. The original called for cucumbers, too, but I’m just going with daikon. And one of those friends at dinner gifted me with a bunch of radishes (none this week in our box!) so that’s going in as well. It’s really just another version of pickled daikon!

(2021) Radish Baguette with Chive Butter and Salt

I started thinking about the little bunches of radishes we’ve been getting every week. Not everyone is a fan of slicing them into salads … but what about cooking with them? Or serving them on a baguette? Probably we’ve all heard about enjoying crunchy radishes spread with a little butter and dipped into coarse salt. America’s Test Kitchen put out this recipe for a radish baguette. I snagged the photo because I loved the watermelon radish version … but think of this when the daikons start arriving in our boxes.

(2021) Salt-and-Squeeze Slaw

That bok choy may be stumping you. For some of us, it’s a challenge to come up ideas several weeks in a row. I dug out this old recipe from Bon Appetit – a salt-and-squeeze slaw. You could use almost anything in today’s box. The recipe is down below.

(2020) Aluma Farm’s Veggie Pickles

Love that the Aluma Farm recipe helps you understand how much brine to make, depending on how many pickles you’re putting up. Really helpful for those of us pickling on the fly.

(2018) Chopped Salad

Here’s one more idea for a salad using many of the things in this week’s box. You want to make it ahead so the vegs have a chance to marinated. It’s perfect for a potluck – just take all the containers of vegs, then assemble onsite.

(2017) Shaved Turnip and Radish Salad

If you’re not going to make turnip cakes, maybe you’ll want to try this recipe adapted from “My New Roots: Inspired Plant-Based Recipes for Every Season” by Sarah Britton. You could roast sweet potato cubes, or apple cubes!, to add to this salad. Yum.

(2017) Radish and Bulgur Salad

A tabloui-like salad. Sorry that I don’t remember where the original idea came from. But the addition of a little sugar is an interesting twist on the usual.

(2017) Grated Veggie Slaw

Another recipe adapted from one developed by Whole Foods. I like the dressing which is a very traditional vinaigrette.

Collard Green Tacos with Tomatillo

We forget that greens make a great taco filling. Try this recipe from Michelle McKenzie and her book “Dandelion and Quince.” I don’t know what variety of small pepper was in our box this week, but it would be delicious in this recipe.

Pan Roasted Turnips and Radishes

Seth Freedman, who once did demos at the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market but is now with PeachDish, created this recipe as a market demo. He was using hareuki turnips, the sweet little white ones that are similar in size to radishes, but you can take today’s turnip and cut it into pieces about the size of the radishes in the box. It’s a “recipe” that couldn’t be simpler, but a nice reminder that turnips and radishes go well together.

Roasted Radishes and Carrots with Turmeric

This is a recipe from the late, lamented Dunwoody Green Market. Pick up fresh turmeric from the Morningside or Peachtree Road farmers markets (where you can also pick up some of Riverview’s pork for dinner) and really make dinner a local feast.

Radish Preserves

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, radishes and water. Simmer on low for an hour, then use an immersion blender or food processor to finely chop, but not puree. Will keep refrigerated for a month.

Goat Cheese, Radish and Kale Spread

This easy spread, created by event planner and caterer Lisa Rochon, won an honorable mention at Peachtree Road Farmers Market’s 2010 “Market Mash-Up” vendor recipe contest. Her mash-up involved using goat cheese, garlic, herbs, kale and radishes from different farmers at the market. The recipe works as a dip, a simple appetizer or first course served with sliced bread or as the base for a fabulous sandwich.

Spring Garden Hodgepodge

This recipe, adapted from “Vegetable Literacy” by Deborah Madison, is the perfect way to use so many of the bits in the box this week.

Radish Sandwiches

I’m going to start you off with what has been the most widely publicized Atlanta recipe for the past few months, the Radish Sandwiches with Butter and Salt from Steven Satterfield’s new cookbook, “From Root to Leaf.” They’ve been everywhere from the New York Times to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A reminder from a master chef of how simple things can be best. The recipe in the book calls for two bunches of radishes, but of course, you only received one. So make half the recipe, or run to your local farmers market tomorrow or over the weekend and pick up more.

Here’s what he says in the book about the recipe: “The French figured out a long time ago that the best way to cut the heat of a raw radish is to dip it into softened butter and sprinkle it with salt. They also take it one step further and put it on a baguette, turning it into a light lunch or a snack with wine. The trick is not to skimp on the radishes or the butter. Think of the radish as the meat and the butter as the mayo. If you’re feeling creative, whip the butter with fresh herbs like chives or tarragon. I like to pair this with chilled spring greens soup or wrap it in wax paper and take it on a picnic.”

Storing radishes: Go ahead and remove the greens and rinse the radishes. You can save the greens to add to a salad, or to make pesto. But if you leave them on the roots, they’ll sap some of the energy. Keep the roots in a plastic bag with some ventilation. They should hold up to a week.

Ideas for Fall Produce

Each week I put together a collection of recipe ideas for what’s arrived in our beautiful Riverview boxes, but you know, sometimes you just don’t have the time or inclination to follow a recipe. Or maybe you’re in a situation where you don’t have the equipment or ingredients to do anything relatively elaborate. This weekend Read More…

Pickled Radishes

I’m excited to see the return of radishes. It gives me the chance to provide another pickling recipe for those of you into that sort of thing. This is from Roy Eyester at Rosebud. Cut the recipe in half for a small bunch of radishes.

Radish – Potato Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Ok, what are you doing with all those daikon radishes? These days I’m slicing them onto sandwiches and stirring them into soup. I’m planning to experiment tomorrow with dicing the daikon and combining it with diced avocado, then making a dressing featuring sesame oil and trying that as a bruschetta-type topping. How about you?

Here’s another idea for your radishes – using them in potato salad. This recipe is from Scott Serpas of Serpas Fine Food. He made it for a demo at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market. Great now, great next spring.

Radish-Swiss Cheese Salad

Seeing all the radishes in the box reminded me of a wonderful recipe I’ve made for years. It’s a radish salad adapted from Jane Brody’s Good Food Cookbook. Here’s my version which is about as loose a recipe as it’s possible to have. Use the green onion tops from your pretty onions in this week’s box, and add a few garlic scapes if you’re so inclined.

Radish Soup

And finally, our boxes had radishes, radishes, radishes, so here’s a radish soup recipe. Make pesto from the radish greens – using any pesto recipe you like – and dollop that on top of the soup. Perfect way to enjoy both the French breakfast and daikon radishes we found in our box.

Bruschetta with Sautéed Radishes

This recipe was published in Bon Appetit in September and comes from Taste by Niche, a restaurant in St. Louis. Their words: A quick sauté tames the bite of the radishes and gives them a lush texture.