If radishes are growing in your garden — or you found some at the farmers market — here’s how to use them: Make radish toast. You won’t be disappointed.
Avocado toast has been a thing for years now. It’s both the butt of jokes and the craveworthy menu item that some restaurants do exceptionally well. And it’s something we’ve been making at home for years and years and years.
And while avocado toast gets all the attention, it’s certainly not the only toast around. Far from it.
When my kids and I spent several days in New York last year, we even discovered an entire eatery devoted to toast. It was delightful.
So don’t hold yourself back. Don’t ignore the many possibilities of toast. There are so many.
And that includes radish toast.
What is radish toast?
Like its cousin avocado toast, radish toast is just what it proclaims to be: Radishes on toast. But the intricacy of this dish comes in the variety of radishes you use and how you prepare that toast to hold them.
First, it must be French breakfast radishes. These red and white radishes are a favorite of Parisian markets, and that’s what inspired my love of radish toast. More than that though, French breakfast radishes are milder than some of their globular counterparts.
Once you have the right radishes, make sure you have the right bread too.
The good news? Any bread you love will do. French bread, Italian bread, sourdough, that heel of the rye bread waiting sadly in the breadbox. They all can be good and hospitable hosts for what’s to come.
Next, you have a choice: You can make a traditional radish toast or a fancier one with a good smear of brie cheese. Both are good choices. And both are excellent for breakfast, lunch or as an appetizer.
If you were having people over, a tray of this would be delightful to serve.
How to make radish toast
In the traditional radish toast, slices of French bread are spread with butter and then topped with slices of French breakfast radishes and a sprinkle of salt.
In the fancier version, Italian bread is topped with brie. It’s baked for a few moments to soften the cheese and then a knife is used to spread it all over. Top that with those radish slices and a sprinkle of salt and it’s ready.
Perfection, either way you go.
Which one will you try first?
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Easy Summer Dishes
Appetizers
- Salmon and Cream Cheese Bagel Board – Creative Culinary
- Radish Toast, Two Ways – Sarah’s Cucina Bella
- Country-Style Potato Salad with Creole Mustard – Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Cucumber Salad – Healthy Delicious
- Blistered Shishito Peppers with Cheese – The Wimpy Vegetarian
- Indian Carrot Salad – SpiceRoots
- Chicken Fried Rice – The Heritage Cook
- Minty Couscous Salad – Mother Would Know
- Fudgy Brownies from Scratch – That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Pink Lemonade Slushies – The Redheaded Baker
Radish Toast, Two Ways
Ingredients
Traditional Radish Toast
- ½-thick slices French baguette (or other baguette shaped loaf)
- good quality salted butter
- French breakfast radishes, thinly sliced
- sea salt
French Breakfast Radish and Brie Toast
- ½-inch-thick slices of Italian bread
- brie cheese, cut into thin slices
- French breakfast radishes, thinly sliced
- sea salt
Instructions
Traditional Radish Toast
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the slices of baguette on a baking sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes, until hot and crisp.
- Spread butter on one side of each baguette slice. Top with thin slices of radishes and sprinkle with sea salt.
- Enjoy.
French Breakfast Radish and Brie Toast
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the slices of break on a baking sheet and top each with brie cheese -- about 1 ounce per slice. Bake for 5-7 minutes, or until the cheese is melted enough to spread.
- Remove from the oven and use a knife to spread the bread all over the slice. Top with thin slices of radish and then a sprinkle of sea salt.
- Enjoy!
Gregory
Saturday 14th of August 2021
An acquaintance recently told me about a "Welsh sandwich," which baguette, brie and radish. Deelish! Different name, same wonderfulness.
Sarah Walker Caron
Thursday 19th of August 2021
That sounds amazing!
Barbara Kiebel
Tuesday 30th of June 2020
I love something this simple; I planted a small amount of radishes a neighbor gave me in my garden; now I know what I can use them for!
Ansh
Tuesday 30th of June 2020
I absolutely adore radishes . But I never thought of doing a radish toast! what an absolutely clever Idea!! love love love
Karen @ karens kitchens stories
Friday 26th of June 2020
This is so cool! I love the idea of French radishes! So cosmopolitan!
Lauren
Friday 26th of June 2020
Radishes are so underrated! This looks amazing...I'm drooling over the brie version. Might need to make that this weekend.