Radish recipes
Crunchy, peppery, juicy and colourful – use radishes in salads, slaw, pickle them or add them to Vietnamese summer rolls.
Here we celebrate the vibrant and versatile radish in all its fuchsia glory. From crisp and peppery pickles to honey roast radishes, these recipes offer an array of textures to help you use up a glut or make the most of the spring vegetable.
Explore colourful beetroot, radish and egg salad; knock-out starters like radishes with chicken skin butter; and inventive mains that showcase the humble radish at its best, like a peppery steak salad. Embrace the possibilities and add a fresh twist to your menu planning with our radish recipe collection.
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Elderflower
Elderflower giardiniera (Italian-style pickled vegetables)
Giardiniera, colourful Italian pickles, are flavoured with fresh elderflowers, giving them a wonderfully sweet and floral flavour
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April seasonal
Nettle rarebit crumpets with pickled radishes
Nettle rarebit crumpets served bubbling hot with quick-pickled radishes on the side make the perfect spring lunch or light supper.
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20-minute pork and radish stir-fry
Need an easy, speedy dinner for two to freshen up your midweek rotation? Make this pork and radish stir-fry with noodles in just 20 minutes.
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Peppered steak and charred radish salad
Steak and pepper is a match made in heaven – and this salad takes the combo to the next level with a double-pepper steak crust.
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Spiced pickled radishes
Peppery radishes are beautiful when pickled, turning bright pink and retaining their satisfying crunch. Great in salads, or with cheese.
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Smacked radishes
This radish side dish is a riff on the fiery and refreshing Sichuan dish, smacked cucumbers. Great served with other Chinese dishes.
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Brown butter radishes and ricotta on toast
The peppery flavour of radishes contrasts beautifully with nutty brown butter and creamy ricotta in this simple lunch recipe.
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April seasonal
Honey-roast radishes with whipped butter beans and dukkah
Ever roasted radishes before? Get ready to be amazed – they turn into beautiful, sweet, purple-pink gemstones while retaining their bite.
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15-minute meals
Pasta with watercress and radish pesto
Use up summer veg in this quick pasta recipe with a peppery radish and watercress pesto. The thrifty recipe uses every part of the radish.
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Vegetarian risottos
No-stir risotto with radishes, asparagus and artichokes
The oven does the hard work with this no-stir baked risotto packed with spring vegetables. Serve it at the table during the Easter weekend.
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Chicken-skin butter with radishes
Georgina Hayden's simple starter recipe is perfect to serve to guests and allow them to dig in. We can guarantee they'll be going back for more... and more.
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Blue cheese, fennel and radish salad
This blue cheese salad has it all: crispy sourdough croutons, punchy fennel and a zesty lemon dressing; the perfect combination of ingredients.
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Healthy salads
Asparagus, ham hock and potato salad
Roasted new potatoes, asparagus, radishes and ham hock are served in a mustardy yogurt dressing in this healthy springtime salad recipe.
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Braised herby radishes
This 15 minute radish recipe makes a pretty side dish. Make it your own by choosing your preferred choice of fresh herbs.
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Summer salads and sides
Chilled radish, watercress and tahini yogurt soup
Lebanese writer Bethany Kehdy's chilled soup brings together radishes and watercress with Middle Eastern flavours. A cooling bowlful for summer days.
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Roasted radishes in brown anchovy butter
Make your side dish the hero with this easy recipe. Simply roast radishes them in brown anchovy butter and tosss with bacon and chives.
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