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!
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!
Ingredients and Substitutions
- 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
- 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 glass jar.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Serving Suggestions
These quick 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.
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
Pickle recipes
This recipe is from Ball® jars and their website and was originally posted in 2016.
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. 😅
They are definitely aromatic – I just make sure to use airtight jars before storing in the fridge.
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
So good. A staple in my home now !
Can I process these in a water bath after filling the jar with the hot brine?
Yes, absolutely.
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!
I just made it x3. I wanted to post a photo but can’t here.
Thank you.
They look delicious but …. 111 carbs? Is that a typo?
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.
You really made the recipe so easily and described very nicely. And it really helped me understand it better.
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!
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.
Great and easy to follow.
I made this a few months ago and it was sooo delicious! Planning on making it again in a day or 2. Thank you!
Delicious , Bright, Tangy, Sweet . These radishes compliment my curry dishes. Will make again Thanks