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Brown Butter Radishes with Lemon

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This brown butter radish salad with lemon is both beautiful and delicious.

There’s a subtle flavor to the radishes after they’ve been sautéed, but adding their greens and the lemon juice and zest adds a layer of brightness to the dish. I think you will really enjoy this simple recipe as either a side or a light lunch.

brown butter radishes on salad plates

Why You'll Love This Radish Recipe

These radishes are sublime. This is such a simple and easy side dish recipe, but it's incredibly tasty and so pretty. With just 6 ingredients (including salt and pepper), you can have a beautiful spring side dish or appetizer.

Check out our other radish dishes for even more inspiration - radish puff appetizers, roasted radish salad recipe, and radish and carrot salad with parmesan.


Ingredients for Brown Butter Radishes

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 bunches of radishes, with their greens 
  • juice of one lemon
  • zest of one lemon
  • salt and pepper

How to Make These Radishes

  • Heat a large cast-iron skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat, add the butter and cook it till browned (about 3 minutes).
  • Meanwhile, halve the radishes and rinse the greens well (they can be gritty).
  • Add the radishes to the pan and sauté for 10 minutes, flipping them often so all sides cook. 
  • Add the lemon juice to the pan (it will steam and spit) and stir the radishes constantly for 10 seconds, then add the radish greens. 
  • Cook the greens for about 30 seconds or until wilted. 
  • Serve immediately with a pinch of salt and pepper and sprinkled with lemon zest. 
brown butter radishes in a cast iron skillet

I hope you enjoy these brown butter radishes!


Yield: 4 servings

Brown Butter Radishes

brown butter radishes on salad plates

These brown butter radishes with lemon are both beautiful and delicious.

Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 bunches of radishes, with their greens 
  • juice of one lemon
  • zest of one lemon
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat a large cast-iron skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat, add the butter and cook it till browned (about three minutes).
  2. Meanwhile, halve the radishes and rinse the greens well (they can be gritty).
  3. Add the radishes to the pan and sauté for 10 minutes, flipping them often so all sides cook. 
  4. Add the lemon juice to the pan (it will steam and spit) and stir the radishes constantly for 10 seconds, then add the radish greens. 
  5. Cook the greens for about 30 seconds or until wilted. 
  6. Serve immediately with a pinch of salt and pepper and sprinkled with lemon zest. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 76Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 128mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 3gSugar: 1gProtein: 2g

The Modern Proper

Monday 3rd of April 2017

Adding their greens is a great idea! Sounds delicious.

Emily Wilson

Monday 3rd of April 2017

Thank you! I do love a good radish green :)

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