These oven roasted radishes with rosemary and honey are a simple way to prepare radishes and mellow out their intense flavor. A great spring side dish!

*This post for roasted radishes was originally published 6/12/2012. Pictures have been updated and a video has been added below to show you how easy this great spring dish is to make. Some content below has been updated as well.

These oven roasted radishes with rosemary and honey are a simple way to prepare radishes and mellow out their intense flavor. A great spring side dish!
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Try to forget you just read that title and tell me what these look like.

Betcha wouldn’t say radishes.

Probably those cute little red and white potatoes that cost 5 times the amount of normal ones popped into your head first, right?

I finally joined a CSA this year after talking about it for at least 3 years.

I kept waiting for Ulysses to tell me it was a great idea or for some other outside factor to push me along in my decision making process that shockingly, never happened.

The day my husband willingly encourages me to spend $900 on fruits and vegetables will be the day pigs fly.

So when Brandy suggested splitting a share this year, I said yes without even bothering with spousal consult.

So far, the CSA has been great for forcing me to cook with things I don’t normally buy.

Like spring radishes.

I don’t exactly love them raw. They’re just a little too peppery and crunchy for me (although combine them with prosciutto in this peach and radish salad and I can be persuaded).

Then there’s the whole bit of their little tails. Anyone else think they look alarmingly like sperm because of those things or is it just me?

When you cut off their tails and ugly brown spots though they look a heck of a lot like small potatoes.

Potatoes, I like. Especially these pesto potatoes and these roasted peri peri potatoes – yum!

So, I decided to treat them like potatoes and do what I do 99% of the time – roast them.

Like roasted romanesco and my roasted turnip recipe, it’s amazing how a simple cooking method can transform an ingredient!

Fresh spring radishes from local CSA

How To Make Roasted Radishes

Making roasted radishes is incredibly simple. The basic ingredients are:

  1. radishes
  2. olive oil
  3. salt

This roasted radish recipe brings a little more flavor than a basic recipe though by using chopped fresh rosemary and some honey.

The honey is the only ingredient keeping this recipe from being vegan though so if you want to go that route, feel free to omit it or replace it with either agave or maple syrup.

I do really like the hint of sweetness it brings to the radishes so I would suggest replacing rather than omitting.

The cleaned radishes get tossed with the olive oil, salt, rosemary and honey on a large baking sheet and roasted at 425°F for about 30 minutes.

Make sure to toss them 1-2 times while cooking so all sides get nice and crispy and nothing burns.

Crispy roasted radishes are a simple spring side dish with fresh rosemary and honey.

What Do Roasted Radishes Taste Like?

Here’s what I love about roasting radishes – it completely transforms the flavor.

That intensely peppery bite they have when raw gets majorly tamed through roasting and they not only resemble potatoes in appearance, they sort of taste like a roasted potato too.

A slightly more watery/less creamy potato but definitely more potato than radish!

Oven roasted radishes are much more mellow with a pleasing flavor I just can’t say the same about when raw.

They’re a root vegetable after all and when it comes to root vegetables, 99% of the time I find roasting them to be my preparation of choice, radishes are no different.

This simple roasted radish recipe makes the perfect easy vegetarian side dish for spring.

Do I Need To Peel Radishes?

They may look like beets but no, you don’t have to peel radishes to roast them.

The whole vegetable is edible!

CAN I EAT RADISH GREENS?

If your radishes still have the greens attached, well, lucky you! Radish greens are edible and since I despise food waste so I came up with this easy and vibrant radish greens pesto as a great way to make use of them.

A radish greens pesto would also be excellent served as a sauce to the roasted radishes!

Of course, you can also just sauté the greens with some garlic and oil for an easy side dish. This sautéed beet and Swiss chard greens recipe is a simple one to swap out radish greens for.

How Do I Eat Roasted Radishes?

Roasting the radishes like this they become the perfect side dish to lots of different meals.

You could serve them alongside a steak (maybe this rosemary garlic flank steak?) or fish like this easy baked sockeye salmon recipe instead of potatoes for a lower-carb option.

Side note – radishes are great for low-carb eating as they lack the starch that many other root vegetables have.

I also feel like this rosemary roasted radish recipe is a great stand alone appetizer!

How many times do you see crispy Brussels sprouts on an appetizer menu in a restaurant? Usually paired with an aioli of some sort, right?

I don’t see why roasted radishes especially these with rosemary and honey can’t be the next Brussels sprout appetizer!

The tangy Greek yogurt dipping sauce made with dijon and honey mustard and a squeeze of lemon juice makes these crispy roasted radishes totally appetizer worthy.

Rosemary and honey jazz up these easy roasted radishes made in your oven in just 30 minutes.

Second to asparagus, radishes signify spring to me.

After a long NY winter, I’ll take any bright and fresh produce I can get!

This recipe for roasted radishes would be a great one to consider for your Easter plans.

Alongside a ham (don’t miss 3 ways to use leftover Easter ham!) or whatever roast your family makes (we’re usually lamb or pork people) for the holiday.

A simple Greek yogurt dipping sauce is the perfect pairing to these crispy rosemary oven roasted radishes.

With the radish CSA challenge down, I’m ready for the next one which might be taming the crazy garlic scapes in my fridge (they’re huge!) into something edible like this garlic scape pesto.

It’s sort of fun to cook with the seasons like this, makes you really think about and appreciate each and every ingredient.

Looking for an easy and delicious spring side dish? Try oven roasted fresh radishes to crispy perfection with rosemary and honey. The flavor is completely transformed in the oven!

Don’t miss this Spring Pea and Radish Risotto if you’re looking for more ways to enjoy radishes.

And if you’re lucky enough to find a bunch with the greens still attached, my sautéed greens recipe is the easiest way to use them up.

Tons of nutrition is packed in the leafy greens so don’t let them go to waste!

Also try out some of these other simple roasted vegetable recipes:

Roasted Kohlrabi with Lemon Shallot Vinaigrette
Roasted Peri Peri Potatoes
Roasted Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes
Crispy Curry Roasted Broccoflower

4.64 from 11 votes

Roasted Radishes with Rosemary and Honey

Servings: 4 servings
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Total: 45 minutes
Roasted radishes on a white plate with dipping sauce.
These oven roasted radishes with rosemary and honey are a simple way to prepare radishes and mellow out their intense flavor. A great spring side dish!

Ingredients 

For The Roasted Radishes

  • 2 bunches radishes, cleaned and trimmed, larger ones halved or quartered
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 generous pinch of kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon honey

For The Dipping Sauce

  • 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon honey mustard
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions 

For The Roasted Radishes

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  • Place radishes on the baking sheet and toss with olive oil, salt, rosemary and honey.
  • Roast for 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally so they cook evenly and don’t burn. Remove from oven when wrinkled with a crispy exterior and soft interior.

For The Dipping Sauce

  • Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and stir together until mixed.

Video

Nutrition

Serving: 1SERVINGCalories: 75kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 160mgSugar: 5g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Side Dishes
Cuisine: American
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56 Comments

  1. What a unique way to cook radishes! I had never tried them cooked before but I will be making these again soon, loved it

  2. I love roasted vegetables, but this was my first time to roast radishes. Amazing! Did not disappoint. :)

  3. Thank you for the recipe but I’m sorry to say these turned out sad and soggy for me. Maybe radishes just have too much water to be faux potatoes.

  4. These were soooo good. I don’t have strong feelings about radishes either way, but do find them too spicy sometimes. These were perfect. A tiny bit sweet, a tiny bit spicy. I don’t know if I could trick myself into thinking these were potatoes, but I served them with potatoes for my husband, and I found myself getting a second serving of these rather than the potatoes! Can’t wait to make them again.

  5. Gina,
    Thanks for this recipe! I’ve added it to the Farm Fresh Feasts Visual Recipe Index by Ingredient, a resource for folks who love to eat from the farm share.
    I appreciate it!

  6. I’m so glad I stumbled on this! We just got a bunch of radishes in our CSA, and I wasn’t sure what do with them, since they’re not our favorite veggie… I’ll have to give this a try!

  7. This is my first time on your blog. I really like the flavor combinations you have put together! I do like radishes raw, but that is the only way I have tried them. It makes perfect sense to roast them. Totally gonna try this.

  8. I cook radishes, too! That’s the only way my kids will eat them, so I’ve even cooked them and put them in a salad. Why not? They are better cooked, and roasting would be the best of all.

  9. I love radishes! Have never seen them cooked though. Will have to try, as long as they are still crunchy I am sure I will like.

  10. Hi.. Thank you for the recipe and the photos posted here because this is a big help.. I am sure a lot of people can benefit from this post.. Great job!