Our best ever radish recipes
Radishes typically feature as a side dish rather than the main meal but we think its crunchy and slightly peppery taste deserves more attention.
The humble radish is often overlooked and typically features as a side dish rather than the main meal but we think its crunchy and slightly peppery taste deserves more attention.
This tasty root vegetable is in season here in the UK between early May to June and when buying you should look for bright-skinned, firm radishes. Once at home, you can soak them in iced water for a few hours to increase their crunchy texture and help keep them fresh for a few extra days.
Radishes are delicious eaten raw - shaved in a salad, pickled - as a side to spicy dishes, or gently cooked with other veg (which reduces their pepperiness slightly).
We've compiled our favourite recipes which includes radishes for their crisp and peppery taste. For more seasonal cooking inspo, check out our seasonal recipes to find out what's in season, every month of the year.
Warm radish and pea salad
Cooking radishes softens their peppery heat but still retains the crunch. This is a must-have at your next Sunday lunch.
Recipe: Warm radish and pea salad
Ham hock, Jersey royal, radish and broad bean salad
Peppery radishes compliments the smoky hack hock and tender Jersey potatoes in this seasonal salad.
Crunchy crab cakes with pickled veg
These crunchy crab cakes are served with a pickled radish side which adds a lovely tang to the overall flavour.
Carrot, cumin and radish salad
This sweet and fragrant salad has tender baby carrots, peppery radishes and a warming cumin taste.
Recipe: Carrot, cumin and radish salad
Crushed Jersey royal, roasted radish and cod traybake
This easy traybake lets the radishes and potatoes shine. We've used cod for this recipe but you could replace with salmon if you prefer.
Recipe: Crushed Jersey royal, roasted radish and cod traybake
Radish, grapefruit and watercress salad
This fresh and zingy salad makes a wonderful dish to pair with grilled meats and fish for any summer BBQ's.
Lentil niçoise salad
Usually a niçoise salad has tuna in it, but we've turned it veggie by adding lentils. Fresh radishes adds a crisp, peppery heat against the earthy grains.
Recipe: Lentil niçoise
Pickled vegetables
Pickling is one of our favourite ways to preserve veg that might be going bad (or if you just love the crunchy, zingy taste of pickles). Pickled radishes make a great accompaniment to a Japanese curry.
Recipe: Pickled vegetables
Roasted spring vegetables
The combination of Jersey royals, salty bacon, peas and radishes makes for a wonderful veggie bake side dish to pair with your protein of choice.
Recipe: Roasted spring vegetables
Bresaola with radishes, celeriac and pear remoulade
Pickled radish pairs well with the salty Bresaola and creamy celeriac and pear remoulade. Delicious!
Prawn and crayfish cocktail salad
This prawn and crayfish cocktail salad is one of the easiest starters for dinner parties and combines pre-cooked prawn, crayfish, shredded radishes and Marie-rose sauce.
Hot-smoked salmon potato salad with radishes
This hot-smoked salmon salad combines baby new potatoes, flaky salmon, fresh green beans and crisp radishes. Plus, a jammy egg for a flavoursome taste.
Mel is the Senior Food & Drink Writer for Good Housekeeping UK, covering all the delicious new product launches that come her way, writing about food and drink topics, and curating gift guides for the best foodie products to buy. Alongside that, she can be found developing and creating cocktails for GH and holds her WSET Level 2 in Wine and Spirits. She was part of the Good Housekeeping Institute food testing team for over four years before moving over to the digital side, so knows a thing or two about great food products. You'll find her scouring the supermarket shelves in her spare time for new and exciting ingredients to experiment with in her kitchen.
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