This simple radish salad recipe is just that. It's a very simple and easy salad recipe that works perfectly as a side to almost anything. And, because radishes have a peppery flavor, it doesn't need much to be flavorful. And you have to admit that sliced radishes are pretty with red on the outside and a very white inside.
![sliced radishes on a bed of lettuce](https://momcrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Radish-salad-on-bed-of-lettuce-edited.jpg)
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Roasted radishes are amazing too! Have you tried those? They have a great texture and lose that spicy peppery heat.
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Why I love this radish salad
This is a quick and easy recipe and if you are gardening, radishes are the first edible crop to mature. Depending on the kind you plant, they are often ready to eat within 3 to 4 weeks. After reading many seed packages, it appears the short rounder radishes are more of a spring variety and the longer kind are more for when the summer ends and the weather cools. The longer radish varieties take 2-3 weeks longer to mature - I'll be planting my next batch of radishes in late summer, probably September.
After a long winter, it's just wonderful to harvest spring vegetables fresh from the garden to eat! In my mind, there is nothing like early spring radishes grown in your own garden! This radish salad is even fat-free since I use a very basic vinegar dressing. This is what I grew up with.
![sliced radishes on a bed of lettuce](https://momcrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Radish-salad-on-bed-of-lettuce.jpg)
Growing radishes
The recipe card is below but I wanted to share about growing radishes. They are usually the first edible crop that can be grown in areas with colder weather (I'm in USDA zone 5). Once the ground isn't frozen and can be worked, radishes can be planted. For me this is usually in April. They can mature in 3 to 4 weeks! Below are what they look like when they are a few days old. Two pieces of advice for growing successful radishes. Just lightly brush a little dirt over the seeds and then make sure there is enough moisture to keep the soil moist (either rain or watered).
![very young radish plants](https://momcrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/radish-seedlings.jpg)
Then before the radish bulbs are formed.
![radishes growing in the garden](https://momcrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/older-radish-seedlings-scaled.jpg)
And the best part, when radishes are ready to be harvested! Not all of them grow above ground like these, but I love seeing them and knowing that they are large enough to be eaten.
![radishes ready to be picked in the garden](https://momcrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Radishes-big-enough-to-eat.jpg)
And, a little cleaning up needed.
![radishes with thier leaves on the counter](https://momcrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Radishes-on-counter.jpg)
The roots and the greens are sliced off, then the radishes are sliced into thin slices.
![round radishes by a sliced radish](https://momcrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cleaned-and-sliced-radish.jpg)
Ingredients and Instructions
After the radishes are sliced, I add salt and pepper, then about 1 tablespoon of vinegar for every 6 radishes. I'm liking apple cider vinegar right now and that's what I had handy so I used it. Toss the radishes to evenly cover all the slices with the salt, pepper and vinegar. Use enough vinegar to lightly cover all the slices and you should have just a bit extra in the bowl.
To state the obvious, this recipe has no carbs, no fats and is vegan. And, it tastes really good! I grew up on very simple foods and when I went to college discovered wonderful things like creamy salad dressings and bagels! Can you believe I never had a bagel before I went to college? (hello freshman 15!).
![sliced radishes with salt and pepper in a white bowl](https://momcrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/preparing-radish-salad.jpg)
I also had some lettuce growing at the same time. To make this a more substantial salad, I tore up a handful of lettuce leaves and slid the radishes out of the bowl onto the bed of lettuce. The vinegar, salt and pepper was spread over the lettuce as the dressing.
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Simple Radish Salad (and how to grow radishes)
Ingredients
- 6 medium Radishes cleaned and sliced
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Clean and slice the radishes. I prefer thinly sliced.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. You can use more than you think because some of the salt and pepper comes off in the vinegar.
- Add enough vinegar to coat the slices and to have just a little extra at the bottom of the bowl.
Notes
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutrition information is an estimate only provided as a courtesy using an ingredient database. Garnish and optional ingredients are not included in the calculations.
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