Quick Pickled Radishes

4.80 (13)
⏱ 25 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 american 🏷 Condiment

These quick pickled radishes are a simple American condiment you can prepare in just 25 minutes. Thinly sliced radishes are steeped in a warm, spiced brine of white wine vinegar, sugar, and salt, infused with star anise, cumin seeds, and black peppercorns. Once cooled, they become a tangy, crisp topping perfect for enhancing noodle bowls, tacos, salads, or sandwiches with minimal effort.

Quick Pickled Radishes

Ingredients

  • 10 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 0.66666668653488 cup white wine vinegar
  • 0.33333334326744 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 star anise pod
  • 0.5 teaspoon cumin seed
  • 0.5 teaspoon black peppercorns

Method

  1. Put the thinly sliced radishes into a one-pint jar that has a lid.
  2. In a small non-reactive saucepan, warm the vinegar and water, then stir in the sugar and salt until they dissolve. Take the pan off the heat and mix in the star anise pod, cumin seed, and black peppercorns. Allow the liquid to cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Transfer the liquid into the jar over the radishes. Seal the jar and leave it until it reaches room temperature, then place it in the refrigerator.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories17 kcal
Sugars3 g
Sodium591 mg

Recipe details

CategoryCondiment
Cuisineamerican
AuthorFrance Cevallos