Buttered Watermelon Radishes

Buttered Watermelon Radishes

By Pamela Walker, writer and local farm and food activist (www.GrowingGoodThingsToEat.com)

Last Thanksgiving, I was asked to bring an appetizer for a small gathering. I wanted to prepare something simple and colorful and tasty, and decided on buttered watermelon radishes.  Hardly anything could be simpler, and it was such a big hit with my companions, who’d never eaten buttered radishes before, that I’ve since served this frequently.

Besides being a good appetizer, buttered watermelon radishes are make a good open-faced sandwich.  I like them on ciabatta atop a little arugula, and however I eat them, I like them with salt.