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    Post #1 - June 19th, 2008, 10:12 am
    Post #1 - June 19th, 2008, 10:12 am Post #1 - June 19th, 2008, 10:12 am
    I know you can eat young radish greens and that they are quite tasty. I've grown quite a few in my garden this year and when they are ready to hardest as radishes the greens have a nettle-ish fur on them. Are they still ok to eat ? Or will that nettle/itchy fur cause problems ?
  • Post #2 - June 19th, 2008, 3:30 pm
    Post #2 - June 19th, 2008, 3:30 pm Post #2 - June 19th, 2008, 3:30 pm
    I look for radishes with wonderful leaves, using them (along with more common salad greens) to make wonderful salads. I've eaten them raw, even with the "nettle-ish fur." Had no problems. Slightly unusual mouthfeel, but still tasty.
  • Post #3 - June 19th, 2008, 4:13 pm
    Post #3 - June 19th, 2008, 4:13 pm Post #3 - June 19th, 2008, 4:13 pm
    Daikon may be different, but last night at Assi Plaza in Niles I saw Radish Greens being sold, separate from the radishes themselves, but identical to the ones coming out of the tops of the small ones which are sold with leaves (as opposed to the arm-sized ones sold just as a big ol' root).
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  • Post #4 - June 19th, 2008, 4:15 pm
    Post #4 - June 19th, 2008, 4:15 pm Post #4 - June 19th, 2008, 4:15 pm
    My guess is that you can probably boil or saute them and they'd be just fine.
    "Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
  • Post #5 - June 20th, 2008, 7:35 am
    Post #5 - June 20th, 2008, 7:35 am Post #5 - June 20th, 2008, 7:35 am
    Or dry them and use them for tea.
    Gypsy Boy

    "I am not a glutton--I am an explorer of food." (Erma Bombeck)
  • Post #6 - June 20th, 2008, 7:48 am
    Post #6 - June 20th, 2008, 7:48 am Post #6 - June 20th, 2008, 7:48 am
    I've been eating pretty mature radish greens raw, and haven't had any problems.
    ...defended from strong temptations to social ambition by a still stronger taste for tripe and onions." Screwtape in The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis

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