7 rad radish recipes your kids may actually eat

This salad is all about texture: Firm pear, crunchy fennel, crisp, slivered radish and toasted pecans. A simple lemon-Dijon dressing brings it all together. Get the recipe from Chatelaine: Pear, Radish and Fennel Salad

This salad delivers on its name. A medely of shaved radish, sweet pepper and cucumber mellow out in a simple olive oil and rice vinegar dressing. Give it a few minutes to marinate, add some shredded leftover chicken and stuff it all into a pita and you’ve got dinner. Get the recipe: Crunchy Vegetable Salad

This salad screams spring—even if the weather doesn’t cooperate. With their rrefreshing crunch and assertive sweet-spicy flavour, these veggies are the perfect match for grilled flank steak. Get the recipe from Chatelaine: Flank Steak with Snow Pea and Radish Salad

Anything goes with this salad. You can use just about any veggies you have, a medium-boiled egg or two (we happen to think a six-and-a-half minute egg—lowered carefully into boiling water, cooked and then shocked in an ice bath to finish—ensures a perfectly set white and jammy yolk) a can of tuna and, of course, some crusty bread on the side. Radish stars here as a delicate, mild sprout—but whole ones would be great, too. Get the recipe: Sprouted Niçoise Salad

Radish is a slaw essential and slaw is a taco essential. Grated or finely sliced, radish, green apple and cabbage make a crisp, colourful topping. Now go stuff it. Get the recipe: Mexican Steak Tacos

Salad in a jar is all about the layers: Sturdy dressed quinoa is your base, while lighter greens perch on top. Plump shrimp and rad radish hang out smack in the middle. Get the recipe: Salad in a Jar

Did you know that you can roast radishes? You can—and you should! Oven-roasting is fast—they take about 10 minutes—and mellows the spicy bulb into a sweet, juicy bite. Get the recipe from Chatelaine: Roasted Chicken with Radish and Arugula Salad

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