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10 Ways to Cook Radishes - Dairy free




My dad used to grow these radishes in our garden, we just washed them and ate them as snacks.  They have a wonderfully peppery taste.  

Our local supermarket had some on offer, so why not see what else I could do with them?


1. Glazed

A classic way of cooking root vegetables is to glaze them.  It's really a simple way of cooking veggies, but it sounds a lot more upmarket than it really is.    






2. Roasted

I love roasting vegetables, it makes them crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.  It also seems to concentrate the flavour and make them sweeter.  

It's not quick, but it's less time consuming. Just toss them in oil, salt and pepper and let your oven do all the work. You don't need to keep checking on them, as you would if cooking on the stove top. 

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Roasted radish & Chickpea Tacos  (Use vegan plain yogurt to make dairy free)




3. Soup

The ultimate comfort food has got to be soup.  It's warm and soothing on a cold frosty day, Then can also be cool and refreshing served chilled during the summer.  





4. Pickled/Preserved

If you grow your vegetables, then you already know that preserving them is the best way to enjoy them throughout the year.  It also stops any wastage, if you have a bumper crop.

I'm not great at deferred gratification, so I prefer the quick pickle recipes.  


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5. Steamed 

It seems a contradiction to me, steaming veggies is normally the healthy option.  However most steamed veg recipes, then calls for them to be tossed in melted butter!!!!  

Use vegan butter to make dairy free or use your a vegan vinaigrette instead.  

Steamed radish with dill butter 

Microwave Steamed Radishes


6. Dips

For a simple supper I often just make myself a dip, and eat it with some homemade tortilla chips.  They make a great meal without out the need for using cutlery.  


Chimol Salvadoron Radish salsa

Creamy Radish Dip


7. Fried

Stir fried, deep fried and pan roasted.  Radishes are a root vegetable, so you should be able to use any similar fried recipe to cook them.     

Fried Radishes

Stir fried Radish & corriander

Radish Chips

Pan seared Radishes with greens


8.  International

I don't do well with boredom, especially in my food. So I tend to make my limited diet more interesting, by using different international recipes. 

 I like the idea that I can take the same veggie and make a different recipe every night for my dinner. 


Dal Radish (Swap the Ghee for vegan butter or veg oil)

Red Radish Kimchi

Mexican Radish Slaw



9. Salad


Orzo Radish Salad

The most popular way of eating radishes is in salads.  Salads do not need to be boring. So forget about the decorative carved radish, that is usually served on the side on a plate.  

I made an really easy Orzo Radish salad.  I cooked the orzo and cooled it down quickly by running it under cold water.  Added some diced radishes and Cucumber, along with a lemon  vinaigrette.  


Summer Radish Salad

Nectarine & Radish Salsa

Crunchy Green bean salad with radishes

Radish Fattoush


10. Sweet

There aren't a lot of sweet radish recipes out there, wonder why!!!!  Iv found recipes using more unlikely vegetables.....

Radish Cake recipe   

Use the usually substitutes of non dairy milk and yogurt to make dairy free.  

If your vegan or have an egg allergy, you could easily adapt a carrot cake recipe.  

Iv added fresh ground black pepper to chocolate cookies before, and radishes have the same peppery taste.  So in theory adding them to a chocolate cake batter should work.   

I still find it a Slightly strange recipe, if you feel the need to make it please tell me how it turns out. 


Strawberry & Radish Sorbet  

My Granny used to be  cleaner in a hotel in Aberdeen.  The chef shared his tip of sprinkling fresh ground pepper onto strawberries, to enhance there flavour.  My dad passed down the trick to me, Iv tried it and it really works.

The peppery taste of the radish should complement the strawberry well in this sorbet recipe. 


Sweet Velvety Radish Sauce

Another Strawberry and radish combo, this time in a sauce.  A recipe might not be dairy free, however a few of the component parts might be.  So it's always worth reading them through instead of dismissing them.

This recipes a good example, the radish sauce is served with a set dairy pudding/custard.   It's would be easy to make dairy free by using non diary milk.  Or you could try teaming the sauce with a vegan mousse recipe.

Candied Radishes

- You can candy Ginger, orange peel and fruits So why not radishes.  



Looking for more radish recipes try -  Love Radish

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