Yesterday was the highlight of my time gardening so far, - actually it was one of the highlights of the year. My hubbie and I picked one radish each. We didn't want to take the time to pick several and make a dish (yet). We just got quite excited, picked one and ate it immediately.
I hadn't been expecting them to blow my head off though!! I'd planted the 'Zlata' variety, with the description: Unusual and tasty yellow skinned. Ours were nearer off-white in colour, but Suttons are correct, they are unusual. Fiery, crunchy and with a lingering aftertaste. I can see their potential actually. I'm going to put them in a salad with mint and cucumber and they'll pep up any meaty dish. Not for the faint-hearted, but also thankfully not like those supermarket packets of red skinned, dried out, weak flavoured radishes. These had guts. Next week I think we'll be ready for more goodies, 1st early potatoes, pea shoots and maybe some spring onions too...I can't wait.
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