Buzzbomb Almighty
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I wondered if the tops were good for anything, and apparently they can be:
https://www.thekitchn.com/dont-toss-those-radish-greens-145724
https://www.thekitchn.com/dont-toss-those-radish-greens-145724
Radishes. What is the draw here?
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TheThriftDrifter
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All I know is.... if radishes were Vapcaps, this thread would be at least 1000 pages long.
Baron23
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Yeah, but who knew that radishes as a vegetable would make three pages!! haha
Deleted Member 1643
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And replies are strongly pro-radish. This appears to be something else on which most agree.
Just enjoyed a radish of the ordinary type, but large, crisp, and mild. Also has nice tops, which are especially nutritious. Probably an early crop from a nearby farm.
Buzzbomb Almighty
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I just added mushrooms and radish tops to a frozen pizza, then grated reggiano parmesan all over the top. Verdict should be in in less than 20 minutes.
edit: 2/3 of the way through I saw the greens were drying out, remembered the feta I had in the fridge, and did a hasty addition.
Not bad at all! It isn't spinach, but the same sort of idea. No need to be shy about this one.
edit: 2/3 of the way through I saw the greens were drying out, remembered the feta I had in the fridge, and did a hasty addition.
Not bad at all! It isn't spinach, but the same sort of idea. No need to be shy about this one.
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Deleted Member 1643
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Well done!
Radish tops are much better for you than spinach, IMO. Radishes are brassicas, and the leaves are more like those of broccoli or cauliflower. They're one of the best sources of quercetin. Spinach is over-rated, IMO. It has lots of minerals but also lots of oxalic acid to bind them up, which can precipitate as kidney stones.
TheThriftDrifter
Land of the long vapor cloud
There is too much talk of spinach on this RADISH thread.
TheThriftDrifter
Land of the long vapor cloud
I tend to agree with you.
It seems that my tolerance of bitters increases as I get older, when I was young I could not eat olives at all, now I love them. In my twenties it was all ales and mild lagers, now I'll drink a full bodied stout no problem.
My tastebuds must be getting wrinkled
I'm late to this party, but I love radishes. Eat them like apples, though with apples I don't eat the core. Most times anyway.
Easy to grow, last forever in the fridge with little effort, make Ranch dressing useful, keep the kids away from my salad and provide me a snack for when the munchies attack. Oh, and let a few of them grow past harvesting and end up with enough seeds to do the whole thing over again.
Carrots are cool like this too, but then you have that whole bunny thing... then bunny trolling with radishes.... THE MADNESS!
Easy to grow, last forever in the fridge with little effort, make Ranch dressing useful, keep the kids away from my salad and provide me a snack for when the munchies attack. Oh, and let a few of them grow past harvesting and end up with enough seeds to do the whole thing over again.
Carrots are cool like this too, but then you have that whole bunny thing... then bunny trolling with radishes.... THE MADNESS!
TheThriftDrifter
Land of the long vapor cloud
First it was spinach, now it's carrots.
Need I remind everyone that this is a RADISH thread!
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Buzzbomb Almighty
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Angostura Bitters for the purpose of large pink gin, and back in the day Webster's Yorkshire Bitter was a favourite of mine. A search for radishes as garnish or ingredients for cocktails garnered a couple of results, but nothing I'm going to try anytime soon.It seems that my tolerance of bitters increases as I get older, when I was young I could not eat olives at all, now I love them. In my twenties it was all ales and mild lagers, now I'll drink a full bodied stout no problem. My tastebuds must be getting wrinkled
Fine, I retract the carrots in lieu of this Rad Dish!
Garlic Roasted Radishes!
grampa_herb
Epstein didn't kill himself
Ever eat a pine tree? My wife often picks dandelion leaves when we hike to use in various dishes.
Buzzbomb Almighty
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That looks good. I was going to make saganaki tonight to use up the shrimp in the freezer, and this could be the way to use up the rest of the radishes.
Squiby
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That looks delicious!! I love roasted radish!
I make tea from pine needles. Its wonderful when you have a cold. I like dandelion leaves in salad and I just dried a full quart mason jar full of dandelion flowers for a healthy tea that's great for your liver.
Taking notes on this!
At what temp (or point in the boil, if you don't monitor temps) do you steep the needles?
TheThriftDrifter
Land of the long vapor cloud
In all my days I never thought a radish thread would be so funny, interesting and informative. I raise my glass/radish to all you FC folk.
You are an awesome bunch.(pun intended)
You are an awesome bunch.(pun intended)
Tranquility
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Careful with the pine needle tea. A pine tree is not a pine tree and some are poisonous. If you read carefully between the lines, some leaves will be more...popular...in states that outlaw abortion. Might even call it plan "C".
Squiby
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Place a Tbsp of fresh or dried line needles in a tea strainer. Pour freshly boiled water over the needles, cover and steep for 5 minutes. Strain and sweeten it you like.