This is a beautiful picture of Peter Rabbit eating radishes from Mr Mcgregor's garden. This Beatrix Potter story was one of my favourites as a child and I loved reading it to my children. I am a bit of dreamer and for me the humble home grown radish conjurs this delightful image. My son loves picking things from the garden and eating it, he nibbles on Parsley and Chives when there is not much else growing. He also eats a stick of rhubarb dipping it into sugar. We are truly living off the fat of the land!
Yesterday he had his first crunchy radish of the season and he likes them as much as Peter Rabbit did. He would eat them for breakfast if I would let him. I am a spoil sport. I have a small patch of rocket I have been picking and mixing it with baby spinach leaves for salad, it will be delicious with a few sliced radishes tossed in. After a quick Google search I have discovered I have been throwing the most nutritious part of the Radish away, the greens. I have found a recipe for Radish 'Greens' Soup. In fact I have found hundreds of Radish recipes. I could write a book as a follow on from last years '101 ways with a Turnip', '101 Ways with a Radish.' I will have to be quick though before they all disappear!
Here is a Radish Recipe I have adapted to try:
Radish Butter
Ingredients:
1 Bunch Radishes, finely sliced (save the greens for soup!)
2 tablespoons chopped Parsley
25g softened Butter
1 tablespoon of Mayonnaise
Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly. Spread on fresh crusty bread or crispbread and enjoy!
This recipe belongs to the 'Cucumber Sandwich' brigade, it gives you the fresh taste of the Summer and would make good picnic food.
