Skip to content
Seasonal recipes

Black radish

Fruit and vegetables from the market, simple ideas and the wine to go with them.

Beneath its black skin lies crisp, peppery white flesh. Grated, pan-fried or as a velouté, black radish livens up winter menus.

Choosing itHeavy, very firm, with no cracks. If it sounds hollow or bends, it is too old.
Storing it2 weeks in the fridge, wrapped in a tea towel.
Top tipTo soften its bite, salt it once grated and leave it to drain for 20 minutes before rinsing.
Black radish and apple rémouladeStarter · Prep 15 min · Serves 4 · Very easy

Like a celeriac rémoulade, but with more bite, softened by the apple.

Ingredients for 4

  • 1 black radish (about 400 g)
  • 1 apple
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ lemon
  • Chives, salt, pepper

Method

  1. Peel and grate the black radish. Salt it and leave it to drain for 20 minutes, then rinse and squeeze it.
  2. Grate the apple and sprinkle it with lemon juice.
  3. Mix the mayonnaise, cream, mustard, salt and pepper.
  4. Mix everything together and sprinkle with chives.
Thermomix version
  1. Add the black radish in pieces and grate 5 s/speed 5. Leave it to drain, then squeeze it.
  2. Add the mayonnaise, cream, mustard, salt and pepper, and mix 10 s/speed 3.
  3. Add the radish and grated apple and mix 10 s/reverse/speed 2.

Food & wine pairing

A lively, saline Muscadet.

Oven-baked black radish crispsAperitif · Prep 10 min · Cook20 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Surprising crisps, prettily edged in black.

Ingredients for 4

  • 1 black radish
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Fleur de sel
  • Cumin or piment d’Espelette

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C.
  2. Scrub the black radish without peeling it and slice it very thinly on a mandoline.
  3. Pat the slices dry and coat them with oil.
  4. Spread them on baking trays and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until crisp.
  5. Season with salt and spices as soon as they come out of the oven.
Thermomix version
  1. Use a mandoline to slice the radish very thinly.
  2. Put the oil and the spice in the mixing bowl, mix 5 s/speed 3, then coat the slices with it.
  3. Bake in the oven at 160 °C for 15 to 20 minutes.

Food & wine pairing

A brut Champagne or a sparkling wine from Bugey.

Sautéed black radish with sesame and soy sauceSide dish · Prep 10 min · Cook10 min · Serves 4 · Very easy

Pan-fried, black radish loses its bite and becomes tender and mild.

Ingredients for 4

  • 1 black radish
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 spring onion

Method

  1. Peel the black radish and cut it into thin half-moons.
  2. Stir-fry it for 6 minutes over a high heat in the oil.
  3. Add the soy sauce and honey and cook for 2 minutes to coat.
  4. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced spring onion.
Thermomix version
  1. Put the radish pieces, oil, soy sauce and honey in the mixing bowl.
  2. Cook 10 min/120 °C/reverse/speed 1.
  3. Serve sprinkled with sesame seeds and spring onion.

Food & wine pairing

An aromatic white, such as a dry Riesling.

Black radish and potato veloutéSoup · Prep 15 min · Cook25 min · Serves 4 · Easy

A surprising velouté, smooth and slightly peppery.

Ingredients for 4

  • 1 black radish
  • 2 potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 20 g butter
  • 80 cl vegetable stock
  • 10 cl cream
  • Salt, pepper, chives

Method

  1. Peel the vegetables and cut them into pieces.
  2. Fry the onion gently in the butter, then add the radish, potatoes and stock.
  3. Cook for 25 minutes, blend with the cream.
  4. Season and sprinkle with chives.
Thermomix version
  1. Add the onion and chop 5 s/speed 5, then add the butter and cook 3 min/120 °C/speed 1.
  2. Add the radish, potatoes and stock, then cook 22 min/100 °C/speed 1.
  3. Add the cream and blend 1 min/speed 5 to 10.

Food & wine pairing

A soft white from the Coteaux du Lyonnais.

Winter salad with black radish, carrot and orangeStarter · Prep 15 min · Serves 4 · Very easy

A crunchy, vitamin-packed salad full of bright colours.

Ingredients for 4

  • ½ black radish
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 orange
  • 1 handful of lamb's lettuce
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • Dressing: walnut oil, cider vinegar, salt, pepper

Method

  1. Grate the black radish and carrots. Sprinkle the radish with a little salt and leave for 15 minutes to draw out the juices, then rinse.
  2. Peel the orange right down to the flesh and cut it into segments.
  3. Combine with the lamb's lettuce and the seeds, and dress at the last moment.
Thermomix version
  1. Add the radish and carrots and grate 4 s/speed 5.
  2. Make the vinaigrette: 10 s/speed 4.
  3. Assemble the salad.

Food & wine pairing

A fruity Loire Sauvignon.

Excessive drinking is harmful to your health. Please drink responsibly.

And in the glass?

The wine to go with it

Every recipe has its pairing: find the bottles in the shop, or discover them at a workshop.

The shopAll recipes

Excessive drinking is harmful to your health. Please drink responsibly.
The sale of alcohol to minors under 18 is prohibited.

© 2026 Vino Veritas – HERNANDEZ SASU

Vino Veritas is part of the Synaxis galaxy.

To make reading easier for everyone, this site uses Luciole, an inclusive typeface designed for visually impaired people. Find out more

EN