“If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, just wait a minute and it’ll change.” —Will Rogers
This quote is just not another Rogers’ witticism. Having lived in Oklahoma most of my life I know it is the honest to goodness truth.
For example, on Sunday, January 26, 2014, it was 65+ degrees. We were sitting on the patio at 4:00 in t-shirts. On Monday the high was 20 degrees with horrid winds. Good golly, Miss Molly!
I had spent most of Sunday afternoon weeding in the hoop house and foraging what was left of a radish crop that was planted in late October.
I pulled a bucket full of ugly radishes. Their tops were mostly frozen and ratty, but I got at least four cups of pretty tasty radishes out of that motley crew.
This was my lunch on the following Monday as I sat at my desk, watching the wind whip up a torrent of leaves in the courtyard outside my office. At least I was able to remember the lovely weather when I was pulling and cleaning radishes.
Radish Salad
3 c. radishes, sliced thin
2 green onion, sliced thin with green tops
1/2 T. fresh parsley (also clipped from the greenhouse)
Juice of one lemon
2 T. olive oil
Pinch of red pepper flakes
sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to tasteSlice radishes thin on a grater or mandolin.
Place sliced radishes and green onions in a sealable bowl. In a separate small mixing bowl, combining parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, red pepper flake, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.
Pour dressing over radishes and onions and toss.
This a repost of a recipe from May 11, 2011.
Of course you know by now that we are destined to have six more weeks of winter thanks to Punxsutawney Phil. Gee, thanks, little guy. It may be a while before I get anymore fresh radishes.
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30 responses to “Radish Salad”
My grandmother used to make this radish salad. Unfortunately I never wrote down the recipe. Now I have it! Thanks for the memories!
That is so cool.
I have never had any luck growing radishes.
Your radish salad looks super!
The Hubs love radishes so we always give it a try.
I adore radishes but I don’t think I’ve ever made a full salad with them. I’m going to have to change that, though I’ll be buying mine instead of pulling them from my garden (no, I’m not jealous). I almost hate to ask this, but I must have missed something somewhere. Why no more flowers?
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Such a delicious, colourful radish salad my friend 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thanks, Uru.
Sounds like you made something yummy out of that ugly bucket of radishes! Oh, and North Carolina weather is the same as yours, totally unpredictable!
I think the weather is becoming unpredictable everywhere!
Missouri weather is pretty similar to Oklahoma weather, too. It’s been a strange winter here. I love radishes! They don’t get as much love as they deserve. Nice salad — thanks.
That is so true. Radishes deserve much love. Hope things start warming up there (and here). 🙂
Pardon my ignorance, Debra but, what is a hoop house?
Our weather has been pretty unpredictable here in central PA also. Mother Nature sure is keeping us on our toes this year!
I’ve never had much luck growing radishes but I am going to attempt growing them once again this year. They really do deserve more credit. Radishes are more versatile than most would expect.
I just have to ask you since you mentioned Will Rogers. I have a wonderful recipe book edited by Patty MacDonald titled Will Rogers Spiced with Wit; More Aunt Susan Recipes, would you happen to know if there was a book published before this one with the same title? (in other words simply Aunt Susan’s Recipes?) I haven’t been able to find out anywhere! Thanks Debra…And thank you for sharing this awesome Radish recipe! I will be pinning:) Which reminds me, thanks for pinning the soup:)
We dumpster dove for a couple of huge awnings, placed them together to form a hoop and then covered it with green house plastic. That is our hoop house. I think I actually bought that book for my mom once at Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, OK. I will check with her and let you know if I find anything out.
What a great idea! I love dumpster diving!!! Did you ever post about it? I’d love to see it!
Thank you so much for checking with your Mom and pointing me in the direction of that article, Debra. So there is a previous book. I will most definitely be on the lookout for it! Thank you ever so much for taking the time to help:) I really appreciate it:)
Does your copy have a red bandana look to it? That is the one that mom has. You can see the hoop house here.
Yes Debra, it does have the red bandana look to it. That hoop house is so coooool but of course warm enough for plants. I’ve bookmarked it for future reference. Thank YOU!
You have me wanting to get my mom’s book. Next trip down, maybe.
Radishes always remind me of my parents’ garden! We ate them fresh from the earth or else just dipped in salt. I think I’d enjoy this salad, too.
PS. I think this will be the winter we’ll never forget. Sub-zero temps are back tomorrow…ugh!
Yep, maybe another snow day this week. 🙁
I love radishes! My nana and pa grew them – I loved them dipped in mayo. 🙂 your salad looks so lovely!
Salt and mayo sounds pretty good.
This post makes me all ready for garden season! I’ll have to save this recipe for radish harvest time!
Me, too, Pamela! So ready for spring!!!
These radishes look terrific Debra! I have never grown them but I love their taste!
They are easy to grow, trust me.
Looks like a great spring/summer recipe, Eliot! Thanks for sharing at Saturday Night Fever!!
Thanks for hosting it, Cathy.
great salad! radish is o under-valued …i am glad you featured it!
Thanks. I am ready to harvest some more but will have to wait until spring. (When will that be?)