Red radishes. Yum!
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44721)
Staten Island, New York
November 11, 2021 2:24pm CST
I love red radishes and eat them on a regular basis. I can add them as an ingredient into a salad or I can make them the star of the dish.
One of the ways I enjoy red radishes is by slicing them into circles and then adding to them some sliced scallions and fresh herbs like cilantro, Italian or curly parsley, or dill—whatever I happen to have at home at the time. I sprinkle some sea salt and roasted sesame seeds, and add some extra virgin olive oil. If I happen to have watercress or cress at home I add it as well. This salad tastes delicious.
In this picture, I didn't have fresh herbs so added dried parsley flakes instead.
I sometimes add Honey Crisp or Ginger Gold apples to this salad. If I do that then I cut them in the same shape. They go great together.
I can eat this salad with an omelet or open up a can of sardines. Healthy and delicious!
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
Sometimes they can be slightly bitter.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
@JimBo452020 I won't offer them to you then. Do you not like any radishes at all or just these?
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Nov 21
@lovebuglena The regular ones can sometimes be too hot for my taste.
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 21
@lovebuglena I meant as a whole - all the colours.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
You mean as a whole or the plate itself?
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
Sometimes my plating is really good but sometimes not so much.
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@RebeccasFarm (90473)
• Arvada, Colorado
11 Nov 21
Oh this sounds divine right now Lena.
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@RebeccasFarm (90473)
• Arvada, Colorado
11 Nov 21
@lovebuglena What a shame you dont..I must order myself some radishes if I can get them that is.
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@RebeccasFarm (90473)
• Arvada, Colorado
11 Nov 21
@lovebuglena Yes I just added them right on Lena thank you for reminding me I wanted radishes
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
After writing this discussion now I am craving for some red radishes. I don't have scallions though.
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@DaddyEvil (137636)
• United States
11 Nov 21
That's interesting... Mom always served them when I was a kid... They are too sharp for me. I felt like they were biting me back so didn't eat them.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
Sometimes they can be. But most of the time they are not.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
@DaddyEvil Wasn't your lucky day then.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
I love them with sour cream! Like what I did above I will add sour cream instead of olive oil. Maybe thrown in a diced cucumber in there.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Nov 21
@porwest Give it a try. You've got nothing to lose.
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@porwest (92589)
• United States
16 Nov 21
@lovebuglena I do like sour cream. Maybe that would help me get them down? Not sure.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
I never tried growing them. When I buy them in the store I usually get the ones with the leaves instead of those that are by themselves.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
I love French radishes but they are not sold here at stores where I shop.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
11 Nov 21
@lovebuglena Not sure what that is.
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@celticeagle (168269)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Nov 21
I haven't had a radish in many years. They are good for you. They have Vitamin C, B6, potassium, and magnesium.
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@celticeagle (168269)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Nov 21
@lovebuglena ........Both are vitamins a lot of us don't get enough of too. I don't care for them but will have one or two occasionally.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
I did not know they have vitamins C and B6.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
@celticeagle you don’t care for the radishes or the vitamins?
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@ptrikha_2 (47064)
• India
12 Nov 21
Lots of health oozing out from the Radishes!!
And yes, this can be eaten with many things!!
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@ptrikha_2 (47064)
• India
13 Nov 21
@vandana7
Are you talking about making a pickle?
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@vandana7 (100616)
• India
12 Nov 21
We cut them like potato chips, dip them in salt pepper and lime juice...dry them in sun ..like amla (gooseberry I think). Works for eating when we are not having anything interesting around, and feel like a much. Somebody told me you can make fritters with this. I will try that.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
@vandana7 what do you cut like potato chips, dip them I’m salt pepper...?
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@vandana7 (100616)
• India
13 Nov 21
@lovebuglena I hardly go to restaurants. I love home made food. At the most, I pick up the takeaways. So yeah, I do not know if our restaurants have these. If so, I would wonder from where they procure them. I have not seen them even in the best groceries out here.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Nov 21
@vandana7 I wonder why. Is the climate not good to grow them in your area?
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
If you’ve never seen them in your shops it would be hard to try them lol. Unless a restaurant has that on the menu.
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
13 Nov 21
@lovebuglena I used to make a creamy soup with the green top of the radishes, it is excellent.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Nov 21
@LadyDuck The radish leaves are edible?
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
My husband likes them as well.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Nov 21
Looks great! I seldom eat those, but in the spring, I like French Breakfast Radishes a lot.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Nov 21
@lovebuglena I seem to only get them from our local farmers' market in the spring.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic I got them a few times in the farmer's market but it is too far from where I live. 
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
I love those as well. They are not sold at stores near me. Otherwise, I'd buy them.
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@LindaOHio (181705)
• United States
12 Nov 21
I don't care for radishes; and hubs doesn't either. Sounds like you know how to fix them really well.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Nov 21
@LindaOHio What stuff do you load salads with?
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
They can be a bit intense in taste. Not everyone can take that.
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@LindaOHio (181705)
• United States
13 Nov 21
@lovebuglena Yeah, they're too strong for me. I like to load up my salads with all kinds of other "stuff".
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
They are really good and healthy.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Nov 21
@nzlz123 If you mean white which is the same as red radish, I've not had it often because can't find it where I shop.
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@nzlz123 (6473)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 21
@lovebuglena i only ever had white radish. have you ever tried white radish?
@WomanWarrior1969 (231)
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13 Nov 21
That picture first of all is very pretty and it's making me hungry. I usually have radishes in a side salad or eat them just plain. Actually when I was a child I used to take2 pieces of lightly buttered bread and then slice a bunch of radishes nice and thin and made it into a sandwich. The salad you described sounds really good and I'm definitely gonna try that.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Nov 21
That's awesome! Hope you like it.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Nov 21
@WomanWarrior1969 The taste is more important than how pretty it looks.
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@WomanWarrior1969 (231)
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14 Nov 21
@lovebuglena I'm sure it will be delicious. I don't know if I can make it as pretty as you did, but as long as it tastes good I'm ok with that
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
12 Nov 21
Red radish taste good and whenever we get it, we make salad out of it. Although, in our area, we do not get red reddish that often, we generally get white radish in the market and we consume that one mostly.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
15 Nov 21
@lovebuglena I feel there would hardly any difference of taste in both.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Nov 21
@dpk262006 The white radish doesn't taste the same as a daikon one, I don't think.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
The white radish (that’s the same shape as red radish) hard to find near me. The daikon one more available.
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@jobelbojel (36041)
• Philippines
12 Nov 21
Looks good. I have not eaten red ones. We only have the white.
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@jobelbojel (36041)
• Philippines
12 Nov 21
@lovebuglena The white as shape as the red.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
@jobelbojel hard to find white radishes here. At least in places near me.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
The white that are the same shape as the red ones? Or do you mean daikon radish?
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
17 Nov 21
I used to have cold radihes with a ham sandwitch and iced tea. it is similar to spring onions on the side of a sandwich or put in a salad. Good for ya.
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
22 Nov 21
@lovebuglena Baby onions, basically when the onions come up with only a small bulb and a shoot. They are sold in stores in bunches. You can take them and plant them if you want and they will grow to full maturity.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Nov 21
@lookatdesktop Is that another name for scallion?
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Nov 21
What are spring onions?
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Nov 21
I love radishes, but they need to be crisp, fresh one. Your salad sounds delicious! My grandma use to grow white radishes, they were shaped like a small carrot with a steam engine hot flavor! Yummy:)
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
@kobesbuddy Yes. It's delicious. This reminds me I have not had daikon radish salad in a while. Time to make some.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Nov 21
It is rare that I find them in stores but I've tried radishes that are the same shape as red radishes but they are purple or white. Love them. I also love daikon radish. I usually shred that up and add sea salt, roasted sesame seeds, and fresh herbs. Then add mayo. And if I have at home I add some crispy fried onions and maybe some tongue or beef salami. Sometimes I fry up some bacon and add it to the daikon instead.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Nov 21
@lovebuglena Wonderful ways, to make radishes even more enjoyable!
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
It's hard for me to explain. But sometimes it can be a bit strong.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Nov 21
Something I found online just now: "spicy, crisp, and zesty." I find a bit of sweetness to them as well.
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@Chakimmm (1011)
• Indonesia
12 Nov 21
@lovebuglena ohh very unique, and also definitely delicious if made right.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Nov 21
Did you end up going to get something to eat after?
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@Faster16 (3181)
• Indonesia
13 Nov 21
@lovebuglena Yes, then I eat instant noodles
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