Brown butter radishes and ricotta on toast

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.

Brown butter radishes and ricotta on toast

Have you tried our easy spiced pickled radishes?

  • Serves icon Serves 2
  • Time icon Hands-on time 20 min

The peppery flavour of radishes contrasts beautifully with nutty brown butter and creamy ricotta in this simple lunch recipe.

Have you tried our easy spiced pickled radishes?

Nutrition: Per serving

Calories
738kcals
Fat
49g (27g saturated)
Protein
39g
Carbohydrates
31g (3.2g sugars)
Fibre
6.2g
Salt
3.4g

Ingredients

  • 50g salted butter
  • 200g radishes (we used a French variety), ideally with leaves
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts
  • 2 large slices sourdough
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Finely grated zest and juice ½ lemon
  • 200g ricotta
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Method

  1. Put the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat and cook, swirling the pan regularly, until it turns a nutty golden brown (about 8 minutes). Remove the leaves from the radishes (if they have them) and reserve. Cut any large radishes in half, then add them all to the butter and cook gently over a low-medium heat for about 8 minutes, adding the pine nuts halfway through, until soft and golden.
  2. Meanwhile, toast the sourdough. Cut the garlic in half and rub the cut side of each piece across a slice of toasted sourdough. Stir the lemon zest and juice into the ricotta and season with salt and pepper. Chop the radish leaves and add these to the pan of radishes, off the heat, with a pinch of salt.
  3. Spread the ricotta over the toasted sourdough, then spoon over the radishes with plenty of the buttery juices.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
738kcals
Fat
49g (27g saturated)
Protein
39g
Carbohydrates
31g (3.2g sugars)
Fibre
6.2g
Salt
3.4g

delicious. tips

  1. Don’t waste it If you don’t want to add all the radish leaves, give them a rinse and keep in an airtight container in the fridge. They’re a great addition to a salad – or you can shred them and use like soft herbs.

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Recipe By:

Emily Gussin
Food producer and sustainability lead, delicious.

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