Pickled Radishes and Green Onion

Crisp, spicy radishes get a dose of toasty warmth from sesame oil in this quick pickle, brightened with scallions and sesame seeds.

  • Serves

    serves 4-6

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Japanese baby radishes, quartered or halved (depending on size)
  • 12 tsp. sugar
  • 12 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
  • 12 tsp. black sesame seeds, toasted
  • 1 scallion, thinly sliced diagonally

Instructions

Step 1

Combine radishes, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour to soften radishes.

Step 2

Drain radishes in a colander and then return to bowl and toss with sesame oil, seeds, and scallions; serve immediately.
  1. Combine radishes, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour to soften radishes.
  2. Drain radishes in a colander and then return to bowl and toss with sesame oil, seeds, and scallions; serve immediately.
Recipes

Pickled Radishes and Green Onion

  • Serves

    serves 4-6

Pickled Radishes and Green Onion
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAXIME IATTONI

Crisp, spicy radishes get a dose of toasty warmth from sesame oil in this quick pickle, brightened with scallions and sesame seeds.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Japanese baby radishes, quartered or halved (depending on size)
  • 12 tsp. sugar
  • 12 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
  • 12 tsp. black sesame seeds, toasted
  • 1 scallion, thinly sliced diagonally

Instructions

Step 1

Combine radishes, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour to soften radishes.

Step 2

Drain radishes in a colander and then return to bowl and toss with sesame oil, seeds, and scallions; serve immediately.
  1. Combine radishes, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour to soften radishes.
  2. Drain radishes in a colander and then return to bowl and toss with sesame oil, seeds, and scallions; serve immediately.

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