Radish salad

(Janet Smith) #1

Anyone have a radish salad recipe? Like “potato” salad?

(Barbara) #2

Were you thinking about substituting radishes for potatoes in potato salad?
I just found this one that might inspire you:

The one I tried isn’t anything like “potato” salad but it’s a nice break from the usual lettuce salad:
Shaved Radish Salad with Walnuts
“Shave” (cut, Mandoline or use a 1 mm slicing attachment) as many radishes as desired
sprinkle with chopped walnuts
toss with oil, vinegar, coarse salt & pepper

Enjoy!

(Brian) #3

I didn’t care for it.

The radishes got soggy and watery. While I like my potato salad moist, the texture of the radishes didn’t appeal much to me.

I had thought that if I try it again, I’d like to roast the radishes instead. Also, I had thought maybe I might like to try using some daikon radishes instead of the little red fireball types. Yes, I know, they’re supposed to get more mild when you cook/roast them, but to me, they still have a wang I don’t much care for.

If the texture had been right, I might have messed with the flavor profiles to see if I couldn’d find something I liked, maybe cajun. I still think I might have had better luck with the texture roasting but I’m sure I’d have been doing a lot of checking along the way as they would probably turn dry and tough if they were roasted too long.

If you try the recipe, or one similar, let us know what you think.

(mags) #4

I haven’t tried the recipe I must confess but I am a fan of a roasted or fried radish. They don’t take very long so you do need to watch them. I don’t think they taste like radish at all but I have noticed a warm glow after eating them. I’ve never seen a daikon. Maybe we don’t have them in the UK.