They are finally back! First signs of the arrival of spring, fresh flavors and dishes that we enjoy savoring without any cooking, radishes announce the return of sunny days and crunchy vegetables. Sold in bunches, radishes must be firm, with bright colors, shiny skin free of spots, and very green foliage. Between white and pink, radishes are simply cleaned with water before being enjoyed to benefit from their benefits: antioxidants, vitamin C, etc. With 1.5 kg consumed per year per household, the French love these little vegetables! The most famous recipe? Simply with salt crunch, to enjoy all the freshness and crunch of the product, but this is not the only possible preparation.
Recipe #1: Ham and radish butter sandwich
The perfect sunny day sandwich for which you simply prepare radish butter made from… butter and radishes, of course!
How do we do ? We keep the tops of 7 cleaned radishes (out of 10 radishes in total) before chopping everything. Drain in absorbent paper. Mix 80 g of semi-salted butter at room temperature with the radishes and pepper. We divide 2 baguettes into 4 pieces, opened in a wallet. Spread radish butter on each side of the baguette, add 1 slice of herbed ham per sandwich and serve immediately.
For 4 people
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Recipe no. 2: Steamed asparagus and crunchy radish condiment
The perfect spring dish, between tender and crunchy.
How do we do ? We steam 12 to 15 minutes 30 large cleaned green asparagus. We slice 10 cleaned pink radishes. We chop 3 tbsp. tablespoons of blanched green pistachios. Mix the radishes, pistachios, 2 to 3 tbsp. tablespoons of capers, grated zest of 1 organic lemon, 1 tbsp. tablespoons of lemon juice, fruity olive oil, and fleur de sel. Serve the cooled asparagus with the crunchy condiment.
For 8 people
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Recipe no. 3: Pink radish rillettes with goat cheese
The perfect spread for any seasonal aperitif.
How do we do ? We peel 1/2 red onion and cut it into pieces. Mix 1 bunch of radishes washed with the onion, 80 g of fresh cheese, 80 g of brocciu and 40 g of fresh goat's cheese. Season with the juice of 1 lemon, washed and chopped mint, salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 30 min. We slice a few reserved radishes into strips, add them to the rillettes with a few fresh mint leaves. Serve chilled.
For 6 persons
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