Radish Flowers

Beautiful edible garnishes made from small radishes, carved to look like delicate flowers. Perfect for adding a decorative touch to salads and platters.

6 servings
1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

  • 20 whole small radishes with leafy tops

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Trim radish tops, leaving 2 inches of stems with leaves attached. Trim roots, then wash radishes, cleaning well around stem end. Holding onto stem end of 1 radish and working with a sharp paring knife, carve a 1/8-inch-thick slice down one side, starting at root end, following shape of radish, and ending within 1/4 inch of stem to form a "petal" (do not cut all the way through). Make 2 more cuts around radish, turning it each time and leaving an equal amount of space between cuts, for a total of 3 petals. Repeat with remaining radishes.

    15 min

  2. 2.

    Soak radishes in a large bowl of ice and cold water at least 1 hour (to open "flowers"). Transfer radishes to paper towels to drain.

    60 min