Radish Greens Sauteed To Perfection (Keto)
Were you aware of how delicious radish greens are?
Perhaps you’re that person like me who had no idea that you could eat radish greens.
You may have also heard them called radish leaves which are the same.
If you are subscribed to Canadian Budget Binder, you would have read in the recent newsletter that we’re growing beets and radishes at the community garden.
It was Mrs. CBB who was inquisitive about the greens for both the beets and radishes.
I asked my Facebook community if they had used radish greens before, and it turns out they have.
Yes, I’ve been living under a rock. Ha!
What Are Radishes?
For most of us, they are spicy red round balls that you can eat raw, sautee, or even make a faux keto potato salad with.
I compared them to eating daikon radish but without the heat of red radishes.
According to Nourish Health, MD radishes are far more than I had ever believed.
Radishes are a group of root vegetables with light-colored, crunchy flesh, variable skin color, and an almost spicy, peppery taste.
They vary in shape from short and round to long and narrow, and the skin can be red, black, white, yellow, pink, or purple.
Nourish MD – Radish Nutrition
I was amazed to read how many varieties and colours of radishes were available.
This is why I often include a bit of history on the products that I use in my recipes.
Don’t Throw Radish Greens Away
Our community garden plot is loaded with radish greens, massive radishes (see pics) and beets.
I tried to grow radishes back a few years in a wood box lined and filled with soil.
Unfortunately, the greens came up, but the radishes were white and tiny. Nothing more came of them.
I’m not sure if I had a bad packet of seeds, so I just mixed it all back into the compost.
I told Mrs. CBB that I wouldn’t bother growing radishes again.
Since the community garden we bought was last-minute, I thought I’d try again.
At the same time, I thought I’d grow beets since I love pickled beets.
I canned many jars of pickled beets last season but purchased bags at the grocery store.
It turned out both the beets and the radishes are on fire with the amount of rain and sunshine we’ve had this summer.
Radish Green Nutrients
According to Nutrionix.com, one cup of radish greens equals 3.7g net carbs and 3.7g protein.
7.9g radish greens – 4.2g fiber = 3.7 g net carbs
Total Carbohydrates 7.9g Dietary Fibre 4.2g grams Sugars 0.9g grams Protein 3.7g
Not only are radish greens high in fibre and protein you also get the benefits of low cholesterol and 39 calories per cup.
Ways To Use Radish Greens
Once I learned that the greens were edible, I had no idea how many dishes I could incorporate them in.
Below are many of my personal recipes that I could add the greens into by switching up the recipe.
For example, we made a creamy radish soup with added greens that turned out amazing.
I added sauteed the greens, adjusted seasoning, and blended it into my keto creamy radish soup.
It was so good I ate most of the pot of soup over the course of two days.
We also added the greens to a frittata one night and scrambled eggs another for dinner.
There’s something amazing about knowing that you can eat something you may have composted.
Related: How To Reduce Food Waste At Home
Ways To Use Radish Greens
Using tender organic radish greens is a great way to add nutrients to your diet with little to no waste.
Creamy Keto Radish Soup With Gooey Mozzarella
You can add radish greens to any of these Canadian Budget Binder recipes.
We made a creamy radish soup with radish greens that turned out amazing. I'll post the recipe soon.
All we did was add 2 cups of sauteed radish greens, adjusted seasoning, and blended it up.
Delicious.
Easy Italian Basil Walnut Pesto (Keto)
Fresh Italian Walnut Pesto is delicious but you can also add 1 cup of cleaned chopped radish greens to the food processor to add extra healthy greens. Adjust seasoning as needed.
Easy Creamy Roasted Garlic Hummus
You can add 1 cup of radish greens to any of these Canadian Budget Binder recipes.
Add cold sauteed radish greens to your roasted garlic hummus and mix with a hand blender.
Adjust seasoning as needed.
Classic Italian Rapini (Broccoli Rabe) Recipe (Keto, Low-Carb)
Add 2 cups of radish greens to a classic rapini recipe instead of throwing the greens away.
Mr.CBB's Shrimp, Rapini and Radicchio Penne Pasta In A Creamy Pesto Sauce
Replace the rapini in this recipe with radish greens.
How To Make Sauteed Radish Greens
Preparing the greens is simple to do but should be done right after picking as they wilt quickly.
I filled a sink full of cold water, ran my hands through each leave, and pulled off the tender leaves and stems.
The leaves a bit of a rough texture when you run your fingers over them but disappear once prepared.
Just as I cleaned the cabbage leaves for the keto kimchi, I used the same process to remove dirt.
Once the leaves were cleaned, I put them into a colander to remove as much water as possible.
Ingredients
- 10-12 cups of washed tender radish leaves prepared as above
- 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 4 cloves garlic sliced or minced
- Extra Olive Oil to cover the bottom of the pan 1/3 cup (if you need more after add more)
- 1 tsp salt (add to your taste if you want more or less)
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
In a large frying pan on dial 5, add the extra virgin olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes and fry for a minute.
Add the radish leaves to the pan even if you are building a mountain as they will reduce.
As the greens start to steam using a wooden spatula and move them around gently.
You can also cover the pan and let them reduce for 5 minutes stirring to incorporate the oil, garlic, salt.
Once reduced, add the lemon juice and work it into the leaves for a minute or two.
Taste the greens to see if you’d like more salt, lemon juice or red pepper flakes.
We used the measurements above, but your tastes may be different from ours.
Radish Greens Sautéed To Perfection (Keto)
Ingredients
- 10-12 cups of washed tender radish leaves prepared as above
- 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 4 cloves garlic sliced or minced
- Extra Olive Oil to cover the bottom of the pan 1/3 cup (if you need more after adding more)
- 1 tsp salt (add to your taste if you want more or less)
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a large frying pan on dial 5, add the extra virgin olive oil, garlic and
red pepper flakes and fry for a minute. - Add the radish leaves to the pan even if you are building a mountain as they
will reduce. - As the greens start to steam using a wooden spatula and move them around
gently. - You can also cover the pan and let them reduce for 5 minutes, stirring to
incorporate the oil, garlic, salt. - Once reduced, add the lemon juice and work it into the leaves for a minute or two.
- Taste the greens to see if you'd like more salt, lemon juice or red pepper
flakes. - We used the measurements above, but your tastes may be different from ours.
- Enjoy.
Notes
Let the beet greens drain as much as you can as they can get watery like spinach or rapini.
Add sliced radishes to the oil before you add the greens. In the keto, community radishes are used as potato substitutes. Adjust flavours and seasoning as needed.
That’s it. Easy, wasn’t it? Now I have some beet leaves to deal with and another recipe.
Discussion: What other recipes have you made with radish leaves? Comment below and let me know. Perhaps you prepare your beet leaves a different way; let me know below.
Mr.CBB
