Easy Quick Pickled Radishes

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Hey, radish lovers! Got some leftover radishes and wondering what to do with them?! Then drop everything and make yourself some quick pickled radishes. They are irresistibly crisp, tangy and sweet, and totally delicious.

Pickling radishes is incredibly easy and can be done with less than 15 minutes prep using your everyday pantry staples.

Related recipe : Pickled Onions.

You can whip them up just in time for summer cookouts, get-togethers, BBQs, and parties and to jazz up your everyday weekday eats too. 

Related Recipe : Pickled Onions.

You will love adding these awesome and addictive pickled radishes to Shrimp Po Boy sandwiches, tacos and burgers next to aaaaaalllll your BBQ faves, on a crudités platter and even on top of salads. So soooooo good!

Why You’ll Love Them

• Transform your ordinary meals into packed full of flavor meals.
• Easy to double or triple for crowds, meal prep, or when stocking your pantry.
• Made with basic everyday staple ingredients.
• A great way to use up your leftover radishes.
• Makes a great edible gift for your foodie friends.

What Are Pickled Radishes?

It’s a fun condiment and topping that you can easily make yourself, consisting of radishes that have been pickled in a combo of vinegar, sugar, salt and can be customized with various herbs and seasonings. 

Pickling them makes the crisp slices tastes so much better with a combination of sweet and tangy flavor.

Tools You Need 

• Mason jars.
• A sharp knife.
• A cutting board.
• The best ever salt flakes.

Ready to gather up your simple pantry ingredients? Let me show you…..

How To Pickle Radishes

1. Wash the radishes and remove the greens.
2. Slice radishes thinly using a mandoline or sharp knife.
3. Pour white vinegar and sugar in a mixing bowl and mix until sugar dissolves.
4. In a clean mason jar, add sliced radishes, garlic, and bay leaves.
5. Top with the vinegar mixture.
6. Close the jar and give it a good shake.
7. Store in refrigerator. The radishes are ready after 2 hours.

Recipe Tips

• These quick pickled radishes are ready in 2 hours. However, the onions and garlic are added for flavor and will not be ready in 2 hours, so if you do want to eat the onion/garlic do so after 16 hours.
• Make sure to use a mandoline or sharp knife to make cutting the radishes easier. 
• Cut radishes in thin slices, this helps them soften up so they can absorb the vinegar faster. 
• Store radishes in glass mason jars because plastics can absorb the flavorings and metal containers can react with the vinegar from the pickling process. 

Recipe Variations

The great thing about this quick pickled radish recipe is that it is super adaptable. You can easily make different flavor variations by using different vinegar and changing the spices and seasonings. Here are just a few suggestions to get you started:

• Halve the radishes instead. Cut them in half instead of slices and pickled them. They will however take 24 hours to be ready.
• Change up the vinegar: apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar, white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar. note: aged or concentrated vinegar (like balsamic or malt vinegar) won’t work for pickling
• Change up the sweeteners: honey, maple syrup, raw sugar, stevia, other sugar substitutes, such as Swerve or Erythritol. Note: you also can omit the sweetener altogether!
• Add extra spices and seasonings: dill, oregano, basil, bay leaves, fresh sliced ginger, red pepper flakes, peppercorns, cilantro, extra jalapeño.

Meal Prep 

While this recipe makes a decent amount in your mason jar, you can easily double or triple this recipe if feeding a crowd. 

I recommend that you make this before you’re planning to use them to allow enough time.

FAQs

How Long Do Pickled Radishes Last? 

Stored properly in an airtight container they can last up to two weeks in the refrigerator. They can actually last a little longer but they will start to lose the flavoring.

How To Use Them? 

If you’re me, then the answer is pretty much everything. But seriously folks, these pickled veggies are delicious on sooooo many things. Try adding them on burgers, tacos, salads, potluck salads (especially good on egg salad and this potato salad), pork dishes, bean side dishes, and more. 

Serving Suggestions

• Air Fryer Burgers.
• Shrimp Po Boy Sandwiches.
• Shrimp Tacos.
• Smoked Chicken Breast.

More How To Recipes

• How To Pickle Onions.
• How To Scald Milk.
• Learn How To Cut A Watermelon.
• How To Make Failproof Gravy.
• How To Make Buttermilk.
• Easy Homemade Spice Blends.

Weight Watchers Points 

There is 1 Blue Plan SmartPoint in a serving of this.

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