{"id":4080,"date":"2011-05-25T23:00:14","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/?p=4080"},"modified":"2019-04-29T23:00:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T03:00:20","slug":"storyboard-radish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/storyboard-radish\/","title":{"rendered":"Storyboard: Radish"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Radish<\/a><\/h4>\n

We’ve Been Taking You For Granted, Radish<\/h4>\n

The name “radish” comes from the Latin word for root, it’s actually part of the mustard family. Given the radish’s spicy flavor, it’s easy to see the family resemblance. Radishes are a cool season vegetable. In the hot temperatures and long sunny days of summer they become pithy and aggressively spicy. Though radishes can be found in markets year-round, their peak season is early spring and late fall. I think we take radishes for granted because mediocre specimens are found so easily throughout the year. We forget the joy of this early season vegetable harvested when it’s too cold for other vegetables and fruits. In the cool, wet days of early spring, pulling a bright red radish from the soil is enough to make me giddy. It feels like finding gold.<\/p>\n

I encourage you to grow your own, or at least get them from a local farmer. Radishes are a great confidence builder for beginning gardeners. They grow quickly, maturing in about 4 weeks, and tolerate frost well. Enjoy the radishes with butter and make a salad or soup from the green tops.<\/p>\n

Buying & Storing<\/h4>\n

Only buy radishes with perky green tops and firm bodies. Place them in an open plastic bag and keep the bag in the vegetable crisper where it’s more humid. Radishes will keep about 5 days in the fridge. Before serving radishes, give them a quick soak in ice cold water to refresh them.<\/p>\n

Radishes & the Spring Pantry<\/h4>\n

The crisp texture and spicy flavor of radishes pairs well with ingredients that are either creamy, sweet, or tart. Radishes are a refreshing accompaniment to rich foods like salmon or grilled meat. Fresh spring herbs compliment radishes with their pretty colors and fresh flavors. When pairing radishes with other ingredients, look for balance in strong flavors. Pair spicy with sweet, tame peppery flavor with calming creaminess, and add brightness to radish dishes with acidic ingredients like lemon. Here are some radish pairing ideas:<\/p>\n

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  • thinly sliced radish, smoked salmon, cream cheese, bread or bagel<\/li>\n
  • radish matchsticks, avocado, lime, cilantro,<\/li>\n
  • horizontally halved radishes, butter, sea salt, baguette<\/li>\n
  • whole radishes, goat cheese, lemon, chives<\/li>\n
  • radish cut into chunks and braised with thyme, spring onion, chicken stock<\/li>\n
  • radish wedges caramelized in a hot pan using rosemary, sugar, and vinegar<\/li>\n
  • cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche, dill, peas, and chunks of radish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The radish deserves to be a spring staple in your vegetable crisper. Keep it on hand to garnish dishes and toss into salads. Try growing them- radishes don’t take up much space. Enjoy the peak of spring by munching on crisp radishes before the heat of summer sets in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We’ve Been Taking You For Granted, Radish The name “radish” comes from the Latin word for root, it’s actually part of the mustard family. Given the radish’s spicy flavor, it’s easy to see the family resemblance. Radishes are a cool season vegetable. In the hot temperatures and long sunny days of summer they become pithy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[158,91,94],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4080"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18680,"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4080\/revisions\/18680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dsweb.jessicaotoole.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}