Easy pickled radishes

These easy pickled radishes are quick to make and will enhance any food you serve it with. Perfectly sweet, tangy and delicious!

Easy pickled radishes in jar with pickling spices.

This pickled radish recipe could not be easier. You simply slice up the raw, washed radishes, place them in a jar and fill them with the hot pickling liquid. It takes a few minutes to prepare but then the hard part comes. Waiting for them to pickle. But it is SO worth it because these easy quick pickled radishes are absolute perfection. They are sharp, bright and zingy and add such beautiful color and flavor to anything you serve them with.

It’s also a great home-made gift. Can you even imagine a more perfect hostess gift? Didn’t think so!

Radishes being pickled in jar.

Ingredients needed

  • Fresh radishes. I used red radishes but Daikon radish or Korean radish can also be used.
  • White vinegar/apple cider vinegar. 
  • Spices: Mustard seeds, black peppercorns/cracked black pepper, bay leaf, red pepper flakes/chilli flakes, salt. Other aromatics like garlic and fresh dill can also be added.
  • Sugar.

How to pickle radishes

  1. Prepare the radishes: Wash radishes well and remove leaves and stems. Slice the radishes thinly with a sharp knife or a mandoline slicer and place in a sterilized jar.
  2. Make the pickling liquid: Heat vinegar, spices, sugar and salt in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves then pour the vinegar mixture over the sliced radishes.
  3. Seal and store: Seal the jar and allow to cool. Allow the radishes to pickle in the brine for at least 2-3 days but up to 4 months in the fridge.
Easy pickled radishes

How long do pickled radishes last?

Pickled radishes will last for approximately 4 months, unopened, in the fridge. Once opened, use within 1-2 weeks and keep refrigerated.

Easy pickled radish with pickling spice in jar

Serving Suggestions

These pickles are excellent on sandwiches, on avocado toast, in wraps or tacos and in salads and make a delicious addition to cheese boards and charcuterie platters. They’re also a delicious side dish to rich dishes like fried chicken.

Pickle recipes

Easy pickled radishes

Easy pickled radishes

Easy pickled radishes are quick to make and will enhance any food you serve it with. Perfectly sweet & tangy, they’re a great pickle to have in the fridge. This recipe is from the Ball® jar website. It is recommended that you follow their recipes directly to ensure an end result that is safe for consumption.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Course: Gluten free, Home-made, Homemade pickles, Pickles, preserves, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy pickled radishes, Pickled radishes, vegetable pickles
Servings: 12
Calories: 36kcal
Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch radishes about a 1/2 pound, stem and root ends removed and cut into 1/8 inch slices
  • 1/2 cup white or apple cider vinegar 5% acidity
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper optional

Instructions

  • Place radishes in a hot, sterilised 1-pint jar. Bring vinegar, sugar, water, salt, spices and bay leaf to a boil in an enameled saucepan
  • Ladle hot pickling liquid over radishes. Wipe jar rim. Center lid on jar. Apply band, and adjust to fingertip-tight. Let cool on a wire rack ( about 1 hour). Chill 6 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator up to 4 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 36kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

This recipe is from Ball® jars and their website and was originally posted in 2016. 

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121 Comments

  1. I did do an extra half recipe to cover my garden radishes, so I don’t know if that contributed to it but I found these a bit too sweet for my preference, still great nonetheless. Also my fridge reeks like radish farts since making them. Is that normal!? Never made pickled anything before so I don’t know if that is normal for pickled radishes or not. 😅

  2. So Easy – literally 5-10 minutes and they taste brilliant. So pleased and as I said: So easy. Will pickle more things with this as a guide

  3. I’m from the UK, these are great. We grow purple Spain radish for stir fry and used them. We spiralized them to. They are amazing. Definitely will be doing them again as jar nearly finished in 1st sitting!

    1. I updated the recipe card, my apologies, The previous data was for the entire jar of pickles and I had to add servings for it to auto-populate the correct information.

  4. Absolutely loved these! Easy to make and
    I was able to use my own radishes in my garden.
    I did just two half pints so far since it’s what I had harvested already. So so easy and thank you!

  5. Oh my. These are the best. Easy to make, therefore quicker to enjoy. I didn’t change anything. Good on salads, tacos, & right out the jar. Will keep them in my fridge at all times. Thank you for sharing.

  6. Oh my goodness girl, you cook like me! Exactly what I like. I have radishes and jalapenos in the fridge that need to be used. I’m absolutely making these today and I’m not just saying that 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

  7. My family love picked radishes much so I try it many different way. And your recipe is one of the best suit for us. Thanks your sharing much!

  8. I tried the recipe radishes look beautiful and pink.
    The liquid turned a bit red,But the radishes rise to the top of the jar and leave just liquid on the bottom is that normal?

  9. This looks spectacular! I’m love pickled veggies! I would love to try them however I need to know if the recipe could be made sugar-free.

    1. I always use honey as a sugar substitute. Experiment to get the right blend it depends on the individuals taste buds.

    1. I’m thrilled to try this recipe, I have an abundance of radishes this year. The photos don’t seem to have pepper flakes or ground pepper in them. Mine look fine, but will have to wait a few days to try them. Also the color is darker due to the apple cider Vinegar.

  10. I have been unable to find Balls original recipe that includes nutritional value. Are the nutritional values you have posted for the entire recipe? That is the only way I can imagine 111g of carbs (since no serving size is listed). Thank you in advance for your answer.

        1. Because they have a vinegar brine, you can process the jars using a water bath canner. Check your Ball handbook for processing time. I’d process them if I wanted to store more than one jar at a time.

    1. I haven’t tested it with anything else and sugar, vinegar and salt are traditionally used for pickling so I can’t imagine anything else working as efficiently.

  11. This looks delicious and my husband would go bonkers over them. This may seem like a sill question but is this considered a probiotic food? Thankyou for sharing

  12. We had a delicious salad at the Williamsburg Winery, asked the waitress what the unusual was and she said marinated rasishes. When we returned home I found this recipe on your website. It is delicious

  13. These pickled radishes are almost too pretty to eat!! I can’t wait to make a big batch of them this week.

      1. Hubby has gone berserk growing radishes so after reading your recipe, I’m going to pickle them for him. How long can they last for in the jar once pickled please?

  14. I love anything pickled too! I haven’t had pickled radishes so I will definitely have to make these. They look pretty easy to make.

  15. I love homemade pickles so much and I’ve made them in a lot of ways. Just today I ate some beet pickles with my lunch, but I’ve never tried making radishes. It’s next on my list.

  16. I am loving your photos! So fresh and colorful. I love pickled onions so I’m sure I’d love these pickled radishes too!

  17. Such a delicious pickle. We have it often with cheeses and breads as a casual lunch and the pickled radishes are definitely the star of the show.

    1. I’m so glad to hear you like this recipe Belinda. I love the idea of serving the pickled radishes with cheese and bread, sort of like a Ploughman’s lunch. Yum!

  18. I’m SO excited for it to be pickling season soon so I can make more of these pickled radishes. I made more than 10 bars last summer and we powered through them like you won’t believe! Fantastic recipe!

  19. This is a fantastic recipe! I served them on our cheese board for Super Bowl Sunday and all our guests loved it.

      1. Could they be processed this way for longer storage? Im dying to try this and thinking ahead for the holidays, lol.

  20. I have never tried pickled radishes before, but these look super good! I’ve had radishes normally and they are great, and because I love pickled veggies so much, I can’t imagine I would dislike them! I definitely want to try this recipe at home, it seems so simple and easy. Thank you for sharing!

  21. Wow these look great! They look very similar to pickles but just a different color. I’m curious how different the taste is from normal pickles.. Maybe these can become a new favorite for me and my family! Very curious to give this recipe a try! Thanks for sharing!

  22. I do a lot of pickling each year along with Dill I make Hot and Spicy and bread and butter pickles. Now I will add to this with radishes. I grow my own produce and this will be an awesome change. This year will bring pickled okra as well as beets. My home canning and dehydration is expanding.

      1. These are not canned in the way that they need to be to be shelf stable. You haven’t processed them for enough time to kill any bacteria which might be lingering, nor has this recipe been tested in a lab. These should only be stored in a fridge.

    1. Hi. Can you be a bit more specific how much a bunch is? Either in pounds or approx. Radishes.

  23. Would love to pickle some beets (family loves it) and lemons! Shared on facebook and twitter @anitasteenkamp1

  24. OMG and here I thought I was the only creative “pickler” to have thought of using radishes to pickle. Here in Hawaii, produce, as well as EVERYTHING! is expensive since items, not grown locally, must be shipped here to our islands. Thus, one day, I spotted some cheaper-than-white-turnips red radishes at our farmer’s market, and bought them to use for my Japanese pickles. Family and friends loved this “new idea” esp since it did not use the typical artificial yellow food coloring…always a must for the popular Japanese Takuwan Turnip pickles recipes.
    Putting them in Ball jars would make them extra special! Talk about Ball jars, they will again be a part of my life on my berry-picking trip to Oregon next month. My son-in-law is taking me on my first, looked forward to for decades trip to pick and preserve blackberries which I’ve never seen or prepared in my lifetime, having grown up in Hawaii. Wish me luck as I’ve heard that picking blackberries, with all of their thorns, is not easy! Being a senior citizen, I hope I can correctly credit you on Facebook, to be eligible to winning your pickling kit! Thank you for your sharing of this radish pickle recipe!
    Aloha! Faith Shido

  25. I’d do a something sweet for an amazing addition to a cheese platter, red grapes or kamquats!

        1. Any idea what the amount of processing time would be to have extended shelf life? I too have limited frig room and have lots of radishes and would love to do this with them so as not to waste