Quick Pickled Radishes

This quick pickled radish recipe is ready in just 1 hour! These radishes are a crunchy, tangy garnish for any recipe: try on salads, sandwiches, and tacos.

Want a condiment that brings a zing to any recipe? Enter: this quick pickled radish recipe! This is what to do with that bunch of radishes in your refrigerator. Thinly slice them and throw them in a jar with vinegar, salt, and sugar, then let the ingredients do the hard part! All you have to do is wait 1 hour; no canning equipment needed. These guys liven up any meal, from a massive sandwich to quinoa tacos. Alex and I love to throw them in bowl meals or weeknight leftover dinners to give them a tangy pop!

How to make this quick pickled radish recipe

This pickled radish recipe makes quick pickles or refrigerator pickles. This means they pickle quickly, and are not shelf stable: you’ll store them in the refrigerator. All you need is about 5 minutes to slice the radishes (if that!), then you’ll wait 1 hour for the pickling brine to work its magic. Here’s how to pickle radishes:

• Slice the veggies: Thinly slice the radishes and place them in a wide-mouth pint jar.
• Add the brine ingredients: Add white wine vinegar, water, sugar, salt, whole peppercorns and a garlic clove (see the recipe below for quantities).
• Wait 1 hour! The hard part is done! Store the pickles in the refrigerator for 1 hour, then they’re ready to eat.

Ways to use pickled radishes!

Here’s the best part: how to eat them! Here are some of our favorite ways to use pickled radishes:

1. Ramen: Add to our Vegetarian Ramen for a tangy garnish.
2. Tacos: The tang works on Quinoa Tacos, Shrimp Tacos, or any of our taco recipes.
3. Sandwiches: They add life to this Rainbow Vegetable Sandwich, or try them on a Vegan Banh Mi or Vegetarian Banh Mi.
4. Bowl meals: Throw a handful onto a main dish salad like Raw Falafel Bowl or any of our Quinoa Bowls.
5. Tortilla soup: Instead of fresh radishes, add pickled radishes to our Black Bean Tortilla Soup for a kick.
6. Salad: Try them in our Radish Chopped Salad.
7. Chili: Use to garnish our Vegan Chili or other chili recipes!
8. Nachos: Add a zing to our Sheet Pan Nachos or Vegan Nachos.
9. Quesadillas: Garnish a Veggie Quesadilla with sour cream and pickled radishes.
10. Baked Potatoes: Use to top Mexican Sweet Potatoes or a Baked Sweet Potato.

How long do they last?

Pickled radishes last for 2 weeks in the refrigerator. They’re crispiest within the first few days, but they still have great flavor at the end of the 2 weeks.

Radish nutrition

Radishes are cruciferous vegetables: meaning they’re members of a family of healthy veggies. Did you know that radishes are related to cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, and arugula? This means that they share similar nutrition benefits. Here are a few things about these tasty veggies that make them especially nutritious:

• High in fiber (though you’ll be eating these pickled radishes in very small quantities!)
• High in vitamins C, E, A and K
• Low in calories
• Contain phytonutrients and glucosinolates, which may have anti-cancer effects (but are still unproven — Source)

More quick pickles!

There are lots of ways to make quick pickles to garnish recipes. Outside of this pickled radish recipe, here are a few of our favorite vegetables to pickle:

• How to Make Dill Pickles Follow this easy, no fail tutorial to fill jars with the best tangy flavor and satisfying crunch.
• Easy Pickled Carrots Eat as a relish, on a cheese board or sandwiches…or inhale them right from the jar.
• Pickled Garlic A uniquely delicious way to enjoy garlic!
• Pickled Jalapeños or Pickled Banana Peppers Add big flavor to your meals! With only 10 minutes hands on time, they add a tangy kick to tacos and chili.
• Easy Quick Pickled Onions Simple to put together and are perfect for topping tacos, sandwiches, and salads, as they add so much extra flavor.
• Pickled Cauliflower Cauliflower is fantastic as pickles! Add bell pepper, carrot and dill to make a colorful jar filled with tangy flavor.
• Quick Refrigerator Dill Pickles Here’s the classic cucumber pickle, flavored with dill and delicious right out of the jar.

Love canning? Also try our Homemade Sauerkraut: tangy, tasty, and filled with probiotics!

This quick pickled radish recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.

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More radish recipes

There are so many great ways to use this spring vegetable! Here are some of our top radish recipes:

• Simple Radish Salad Quick, fresh and delicious!
• Roasted Radishes They’re unlike anything you’ve tasted before: tender, mild, and almost sweet.
• Radish Toasts One of the simplest radish recipes? Radish toast! Here’s what to do: spread a piece of toast with cream cheese or labneh, and top with chives!
• Radishes with Butter and Salt A classic French snack! Use the highest quality butter to make the radishes shine.