I don't like radishes at all, however this year I found out that radish sprouts are pretty good eating. After planting a good amount for Trish in a raised bed, a heavy rain spread the seed all over the place including bunching it up together. So, I have have been slowly thinning them out little by little by eating the small shoots. They had a bit of the radish flavor that I don't like, but in a small doses it wasn't bad. Today, I needed to thin a heavy amount as they are setting their second set of leaves and the bulbs are forming. I brought the sprouts into the house and gave them a good washing. After all I don't care to eat dirt and/or unknown hidden protein packages. Bugs! After setting a fair amount into a small bowl, I tried few salad dressings. The zesty italian didn't work with the radish, where as the creamy ranch was pretty good. I also tried just a bit of salt and parmesian cheese, which turned out to be my favorite.
So, I googled the use of radish tops, and found that many folks use the tops from sprout to fully developed radishes. Who knew! Radishes sprouts/greens are full of good vitamins and other good stuff, so I am planting more radishes and soon.
Neat, I never knew that about the tops. We pulled our first radishes to eat yesterday and also some lettuce. I'll tell Bill about the radish tops. Thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteI finally had some (now grown) new radishes this past weekend with a meal from the grill - they were pretty good, definitely better than the last ones I had from the store. I'm really looking forward to the carrots, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas, and potatoes. Root veggies rock!
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