radish

roasted radish

Sometime in our past we humans were digging around in the dirt and hit about the idea of eating roots. The world has been a better place ever since!

There are many ways to enjoy these vegetables from the underworld, but roasting is just about my favorite. Roots such as parsnips, carrots, and beets are commonly roasted because it brings out their distinctive, rustic charm, and actually amplifies their inherent richness and bolsters the sugars in these vegetables.

Which got me thinking, Radishes are a root vegetable. Could I roast a radish?

So I did an Internet search and quickly landed at The Bitten Word. These guys have a great blog, and like me they seem to like to mix up expectations. So when I saw they had already experimented with roasting radishes I knew that their insights would help put me on the right path with my roasted radishes.

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Roasted Radishes with Anchovies

roasted radishes
Prep time: 45
Yield:1 ()

Ingredients:

  • 2 bn radishes (mixed varieties if possible)
  • 2 T capers, rinsed and chopped
  • 10 anchovies, mushed into a paste
  • 3 clv garlic, peeled and minced
  • 4 T olive oil
  • 0 salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees Wash and dry the radishes thoroughly. Then cut them into halves or quarters. Though you may leave the small ones whole. You goal is uniform bite-sized pieces. Toss the radishes with the chopped capers, anchovies, garlic, olive oil in a medium-sized bowl. Season with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Spread the mixture onto a parchment lined baking sheet, in as close to a single layer as possible. Roast them in the upper third of the oven for 30 minutes, stirring them once or twice to achieve even coloring. Squeeze plenty of lemon juice over the hot radished just before serving.

Notes:

serves 6 Source: Adapted from Martha Stewart Living