# Radishes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100 "2010-09-17T16:34:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/1 "2010-09-17T16:34:41Z")
(HUNH!) What are they good for? Outside of salads and as a garnish, what are some good uses of radishes? I recently bought way too many of them for my daily salad – when unbeknownst to me we already had some – and would very much like for them not to go to waste. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/2 "2010-09-17T16:38:22Z")
They are excellent braised, like in soups or as a side with a beef or pork roast. Think of them as mini turnips, you can use them where ever you’d use a turnip. I sometimes make them as a side with lentils - just cook up the lentils in stock, when they’re almost done, add some radishes sliced in half or quarters (depending on how big they are) and cook until they’re soft. You can also add onions and garlic in there for extra yumminess. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/3 "2010-09-17T17:12:33Z")
I find that whole, raw radishes make a nice, crunchy snack by themselves, or with a bit of ranch dip. Of course, if you’re already getting all the raw radishy goodness you can stand in your salad, this might not be an ideal option. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/4 "2010-09-17T21:56:47Z")
My husband eats raw, whole radishes as a snack. I will slice them up and use them in stir fry or soup. I will also use the leafy tops as a vegetable as well, though I usually mix them with other greens. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/5 "2010-09-17T22:36:12Z")
If you really have a lot, then you can pickle them. I’ve done it couple of time by following a sweet (or bread-and-butter) pickle recipe substituting in the radishes for cucumbers. Or eat them fresh with salt. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/6 "2010-09-17T22:42:24Z")
Just send them to me, and I will eat them faster than you can burp the alphabet. And then I’ll burp the alphabet. 😛 I’ve never thought of cooking them, though. I should try that, if I can make them last long enough. I really like radishes, raw with salt. ---
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/7 "2010-09-17T22:53:22Z")
Thanks for your suggestions! I like the idea of the lentils and radishes…have to make a trip to the store for the rest of the ingredients! ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/8 "2010-09-17T23:42:58Z")
This thread is what my nightmares are made of, and I’m the frickin’ god of the underworld. Gah! Radishes! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/9 "2010-09-18T00:20:49Z")
Maybe if you’d had some veggies around that Persephone chick would have stayed around. Have a salad. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/10 "2010-09-18T02:40:48Z")
You can’t tell me what to do! You’re not my…oh, wait. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/11 "2010-09-18T02:46:53Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > Maybe if you’d had some veggies around that Persephone chick would have stayed around. Have a salad. I had to Google that. You’re good. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/12 "2010-09-18T03:19:17Z")
Radishes should be in the palette of any food artist. [Behold the radish ant!](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/3040040066_a274f66f03.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TheTerribleTako](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/13 "2010-09-18T03:57:00Z")
If you still have some more radishes and radish greens, you can also saute and roast them. I just made this recipe two days ago. Cut off radish green, wash and put aside. Trim radishes and cut into quarters. Saute on cast iron pan for 2 minutes until browned. Roast at 475 degrees for 10 minutes. Take out of oven, saute again for 2 minutes. Add 2 tbs butter and radish greens, salt and pepper. Add 2 tbs lemon juice just before serving. It’s a little more time intensive than raw but it goes perfectly with some garlic-rosemary roast chicken. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/14 "2010-09-18T14:03:27Z")
I like to roast them along with other root vegetables. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/15 "2010-09-18T16:36:39Z")
Try a Daikon if you just want to snack and get that crisp radish texture without the pain of a sharp radish. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/16 "2010-09-19T12:57:14Z")
I had some leftover radishes yesterday, and we were heading to our cabin for the afternoon & dinner, so I sliced them and put them in with the potatoes we were going to cook on the fire. Sliced potatoes, onions, radishes, tossed with olive oil & salt & pepper, sealed up in tinfoil and thrown on the grill for about 45 minutes until everything was done. Heavenly! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/17 "2010-09-19T14:36:20Z")
They attract Fraggles. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/18 "2010-09-19T17:37:55Z")
Without radishes, there can be no tacos. NO TACOS! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/19 "2010-09-19T19:02:47Z")
You can shred them and add them to cole slaw. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100/20 "2010-09-19T19:25:43Z")
[Radish butter](http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/recipes/app_radish_butter.shtml) is kind of yummy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes/554100.md?page=2)