I have recently developed a newfound love for radishes. They are amazing sliced thinly and served with dips, or quickly pickled and tossed into salads, but I can’t believe its taken me until recently to discover how delicious they are roasted!


After roasting, radishes lose their peppery flavour and become creamy on the inside with a crisp outer skin. Radishes have a very high water content (95% which is the same as celery), and they retain a lot of that moisture when cooked. If you aren’t a fan of the sharp flavour of raw radishes, you should still give these a try, they are slightly sweet and so juicy with a completely different flavour and texture profile then when eaten raw.


These roasted radishes are a fantastic side dish to serve in place of roasted potatoes. Not only are they full of flavour, they are also very low in calories and carbohydrates. How low? Well 100grams of new potatoes is 75 calories and 17 grams of carbohydrates, while the same weight in radishes is just 26 calories and 3.5 grams of carbs.

I made a big batch of these radishes to have with roast chicken for dinner and then tossed the leftover into a salad the following day for lunch.

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Roasted Radishes

Prep Time 3 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 33 mins
Course Dairy Free, Grain/Gluten Free, Nut Free, Paleo, Refined Sugar Free, SCD Legal, Vegan
Servings 3 -4

Ingredients
  

  • 15-20 radishes
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius (400 degrees Fahrenheit)
  • Wash the radishes and trim the tops. If there are any larger sized ones, cut them in half so that all of the radishes are approximately the same size.
  • Toss the radishes in the olive oil, salt and pepper. Lay them out evenly on a baking sheet or in a cast iron skillet.
  • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Once golden and crisp, remove from the oven, sprinkle with the chopped parsley and a touch more salt.