With the spring season, comes a bounty of produce. Food expert, Valerie Azinge shows us how to take advantage of using a root vegetable that is often overlooked—we're talking radishes! Scroll on to snag three unique and flavourful recipes featuring radishes, and watch the video to learn more about this incredible spring veggie.
Herbs from the basil and chives complement the flavor of the radishes, while the fat from the butter balances the earthy, spicy flavour you get. Salted butter works best to balance out the sweetness as well. The brown sugar caramelizes the radishes and makes them a little sweeter.
If you have never tried adding radishes to your soup, you have been missing out on life and this dish will prove it.
You’ve got a flakey, buttery, and mild sweetness from the puff pastry crust, sweetness from the caramelized onions which complement the earthy and sweet flavors of the radishes, and the goat cheese and rosemary add a tangy and bitter-sweet lemony spin.