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Radish foliage.

JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
in Fruit & veg
Does anyone use the leaves of their radishes? Always seems such a shame to throw away all those leaves just too eat the tiny root.


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  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    edited May 2021
    Small young leaves are fine in salad but bigger older leaves get a bit tough. You can use them to make a pesto.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    They're also a useful addition to a stir-fry

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  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    I find them prickly and horrible, but they are perfectly edible so have some fun experimenting

  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
    Thanks, just got back from a week away and they have grown huge, as have mt salad leaves, will need to see what can be salvaged tomorrow when I can gat out and figure it out!
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Nice as a stir fry, just like spinach.
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  • WilderbeastWilderbeast Posts: 1,415
    I fry them in a little olive oil with salt and pepper very nice. Not all the varieties have the prickly leaves
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    edited May 2021
    I love how this forum just pops up and answers questions I've been idly pondering, but not high enough in my consciousness to actually get round to posting anything. Two this evening.
    Thanks @Jacquimcmahon
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  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
    You are welcome LG, it’s always good to know many of us have the same random thoughts running around our heads 🤪
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    @Jacquimcmahon  Morning Jacqui.  There are some good recipes for cooked leaves.  I like cooked lettuces too.  Here is one that could work with radish leaves:
       https://thewoksoflife.com/stir-fried-lettuce/
    Bon appétit!
    Tui
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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Young leaves in salads for me but otherwise they'd end up in the compost heap but now the chooks get them so, either way, no wastage.
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