Subj : Re: Fall is in the air
To   : Jim Weller
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun Aug 21 2022 05:23:04

-=> JIM WELLER wrote to ALL <=-

 JW> The radishes and cilantro have bolted and gone to seed so we are
 JW> eating the tender small top leaves and flowers in our salads, along
 JW> with pea leaves and tendrils. (She grew 3 kinds of lettuce this
 JW> summer.)

Here's a URL to some really nice things to do with radish plants - and
their seed pods. https://www.ruralsprout.com/radish-pods/

Radish pods, resembling tiny peppers, have a sharp peppery flavour 
similar to that of the radish root we're used to eating.

To help you make the most of your radish pod harvest, here are some of 
the ways that to use them:

1. Eat Them as A Snack: The simplest and easiest way to eat radish pods 
is simply to enjoy them as a slightly spicy snack. If you are a beer 
drinker, I understand that they go very nicely with this tipple. They 
can be enjoyed on their own, or with a cream cheese or cashew-based dip. 

2. Add Them to Salads: The raw pods are also great in salads. 

You can pretty much substitute regular radishes for their pods in any 
radish salad recipe. 

Just last night, for example, I added a few pods to a salad with some
regular radishes, some mange tout, lettuce, scallions, chard and
baby-leaf kale.

3. Pur++e Them To Make a Dip or Sandwich Spread: When I have a lot of
radish pods, I like to blend them with other ingredients to make a dip,
pesto or sandwich spread. The juicy and mildly spicy pods lend
themselves to the perfect combination with fresh and zesty ingredients. 

4. Use Them in Stir-Fries: You dongCOt have to restrict yourself to eating
the pods raw. I also like to saute them quickly and use them stir-fried.
For example, I have stir-fried them with ginger, soy, and Asian greens
and spices, and also with cabbage, carrots and snap peas. 

5. Add Them To Light, Spring Pasta Dishes: I also use radish pods tossed
into light, spring-fresh pasta dishes. For example, I like the
combination of radish pods, snap peas, chives and spinach tossed into
creamy pasta. 

6. Make a Spring Risotto: Another combination that I find works well is
tossing radish pods into a risotto near the end of cooking. For example,
I have made a fresh feeling risotto with fava beans, garlic, chives, and
radish pods.

7. Add Them to Omelettes, Frittatas or Quiche I also like adding radish
pods to egg-based dishes such as omelets, frittatas or quiches. The
radish pods add a slightly spicy freshness to these dishes and work well
alongside other ingredients like peas and thyme, or tomatoes and onions
later in the year. 

8. Make a Radish Pod Pizza: In our house, we also like adding seasonal
veg like radish pods on pizzas, along with a handful of whatever fresh
ingredients we have to hand. 

9. Add Them To Curries: Curry with radish pods

In parts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, radish pods are a
traditional ingredient, often used in curries. You can add your radish
pods, no matter what varieties they come from, to a range of curries -
they can work very well with strongly spiced dishes. 

10. Pickle Them: If you want to save some of your radish pods for later,
or cangCOt use up all that you harvest quickly enough, pickling them is
the best way to go. There are plenty of recipes for radish pod pickles
available online, including:

Pickled Radish Pods @ traditionalcookingschool.com.

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