Quick Pickled Radish Recipe – How to Pickle Radishes
Posted: 05/15/2019
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This quick pickled radish recipe makes the best pickled radishes in only about 10 minutes hands-on time! They’re great on tacos, avocado toast, pulled pork, and more!
Given the wild popularity of my recipe for pickled red onions, I wanted to bring you more easy pickled items. This quick pickled radish recipe might just be my new fave. The great thing about these pickled radishes is that you can use them pretty much anywhere you’d use a pickled onion. They’re similar in flavor, just a little less oniony.
They’d be great on these vegan tacos, shrimp tacos, or on vegetarian nachos, amongst countless other things.
If you’re reading this and thinking to yourself, “Well, I don’t like radishes so this one clearly isn’t for me,” please keep reading. Pickling this root vegetable completely changes its flavor. The radishes lose their bitter bite and take on that perfect sweet, salty, sour pickled flavor.
As a side note, if you think you don’t like radishes, you should also try roasting them. Roasted radishes taste completely different than raw radishes, too. They’re also a great low-carb replacement if you’re following a low-carb or keto diet and miss roasted potatoes.
About this pickled radish recipe
I pickle these radishes exactly the same way as I pickle red onions. I slice them paper-thin on a mandoline, but you could also do them a little thicker. I alternate when I do pickled red onions between thicker and thin, and you can do the same with radishes. If you don’t have a mandoline, use a nice sharp knife to cut the radishes.
An alternative is to cut them in tiny little matchstick pieces. I imagine you could also pickle radish halves. Just keep in mind, the larger the pieces are, the longer it will take for the pickling solution to flavor all the way through the whole vegetable.
Next, fill the jar(s) with the sliced radishes. Mix the brine ingredients: apple cider vinegar, salt, sugar, and very warm water. Pour the brine over the radishes and let them set on the counter for an hour or so. Cover and refrigerate.
These pickled radishes keep their characteristic red ring around the outside and white centers for about an hour or two in the pickling solution, but then they turn the pretty light pink color that you see in the photos here.
Pickled radishes will keep fresh in your fridge for a couple of weeks! I love to throw them on salads, avocado toast, pulled pork, or any Tex-Mex dish. Try putting a few pickled vegetables on a charcuterie or cheese board.
Make these your own!
To give these a little twist, try adding some flavor in with these add-ins:
- Red Pepper Flakes – start with 1/2 teaspoon and add more as desired
- Mustard Seeds – try 1/2 teaspoon
- Black Peppercorns
- Coriander Seeds
- Fresh Dill
- Garlic Cloves
More quick pickles
Refrigerator pickles are easy, fun, and a great way to eat more vegetables. Try:
- Pickled Cauliflower
- Pickled Green Beans
- Pickled Vegetables — spicy or not! A mixture of cauliflower, carrots, onions, jalapeños, and radishes.
- Refrigerator Dill Pickles
- Pickled Asparagus Recipe
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jar pickled radishes
This quick pickled radish recipe makes the best pickled radishes in only about 10 minutes hands-on time! They're great on tacos, avocado toast, pulled pork, and more!
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of radishes (18-20 average size radishes)
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup hot or warm water
Instructions
- Slice radishes as thin as you can.
- Stuff all the radishes in the jar of your choice. A bowl will work too if that's all you have.
- In a measuring cup, combine apple cider vinegar, salt, sugar, and warm water. Stir to dissolve the sugar and salt. Pour this pickling mixture over your sliced radishes and let them set for an hour. After an hour, cover and store in the fridge for up to three weeks.
Notes
- Nutrition information is not exact, since you don't drink the pickling liquid. At least I don't.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1/4 cup, Calories: 12kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Sodium: 532mg, Sugar: 2g
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
Sarah Pomerleau says
Do you have a shelf safe recipe?
Rachel Gurk says
I do not, sorry!
Lin says
Just returned from Hawaii where the cafe we frequented served avo toast with pickled radish and onion. The person who made the pickled radish and onion recommended this recipe, so I cannot wait to try it tomorrow!
Rachel Gurk says
Well that’s fun! My recipes visited Hawaii before I have… doesn’t seem quite fair. ;)
TS says
How long do these need to sit before they’re ready to eat?
Rachel Gurk says
Ideally a couple of hours but you can eat them within 15 minutes if you want!
Pam Phillips says
Cannot wait to make these this weekend, but I do have a question. I know that the “nutritional information is not exact, but may i ask of the 1/4 cup, how many 12 Kcalories are? Thank You!
Rachel Gurk says
I’m not sure I understand your question? 1/4 cup contains 12 calories.
Linda L says
Totally love these and can’t stop eating them out of the jar! They were perfect with shrimp gyoza at lunchtime. About to make another batch. Thanks for this great recipe!
Rachel Gurk says
I’m so happy to hear you liked them! Thanks for leaving a review and sharing a photo!
JD says
These are SO easy to make and absolutely delicious. Thank you!
Rachel Gurk says
So glad you like them! Thanks for leaving a review!
Maria says
Hi. I‘m excited tomtry this, but I‘m allergic to apple cider vinegar. Can I use regular white vinegar instead?
Rachel Gurk says
That will definitely work!
Susan Brooks says
Never cared for radishes but my husband likes them. Thought I would try this since I have quite a few in my garden. Easy enough and they look good.
Have about a 1/4 of the liquid left hope that’s ok.
Rachel Gurk says
Extra liquid is not a problem at all! That happens depending on how large your jar is. Hope you guys like them!
Suman says
Too good… Really, one of the best things one can do to a radish… :-)
Rachel Gurk says
Totally agree!
Lisa says
These are delicious. The smell is pretty bad, but I didn’t make them for the scent, I made them for the flavor. The radishes kept their bite, the apple cider vinegar gives a zest, the sugar is the perfect amount to make it sweet but not like a bread and butter pickle, and I added dill weed which I think mellowed everything out. I can’t wait to use these on my sandwiches!
Rachel Gurk says
So glad you like them! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!
Madelyn says
Fantastic! These pickled radishes are great right out of the jar, but especially delicious on sandwiches. I used a mandoline to get really thin slices. Thanks for such a great and simple recipe!
(If your radishes come with the greens attached, the greens are wonderful cooked on high heat in just a little butter, then seasoned with rice vinegar, salt, and pepper.)
Rachel Gurk says
So glad you liked them! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
Rita says
Forgot to rate with my review!
Rachel Gurk says
Thank you! :)
Rita says
If you love pickled onions you will love these too. Ive had them with ham sandwiches and with cheese and they are lovely.I made our Daughter a jar full and she’s hooked too.Willtry roasting radishes next. Anyone know for how long and what temperature?
Rachel Gurk says
Yes, they are so similar to pickled onions. I’m glad you liked them! I have a recipe for roasted radishes, they’re so yummy!
Barbara says
I made these yesterday and added them to tuna wraps with lettuce & tomatoes. A great hit, added a nice pop of flavor. Easy peasy recipe. I didn’t change a thing.
Rachel Gurk says
So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!
Elizabeth says
I made these and they did not taste great, unless you like eating cider vinegar. The slickness of the radishes was gone. The smell was awful—started stinking up my fridge and now I can’t get the smell out of the lid of my container. Not for me!
Rachel Gurk says
Sorry to hear this one wasn’t a hit for you!
Jeanie says
I wanted to love these but they were too vinegary for me. No sweetness at all. I only used about 10 radishes. I might have not used enough? How can I fix this?
Jeanie says
Hahahaha! Someone swapped my jar of sugar for salt….so mystery solved! Just added sugar and looking forward to the results.
Rachel Gurk says
Oh no! That would definitely make them less sweet ;) I hope the added sugar helps!
Hassan says
What were you expecting making pickles?