Watermelon Radish Chips with Cumin Salt
Oct 4, 2009
Ever come across a vegetable and you just don’t know how to prepare it? I experienced this with watermelon radish. I had never heard of this type of radish before, let alone cooked with it. What exactly is it?
Watermelon radish is part of the turnip and horseradish family. It’s similar in size to a beet, smaller than the radishes we are used to. The watermelon radish has a white, greenish outer layer, but what’s most surprising is the stunning color and texture on the inside—pretty pink flesh— similar color to a watermelon.
I had this crazy idea to make watermelon radish chips. Yes, the deep fried variety. Fry the watermelon radish the same way you would fry potato chips. Instead of just salt, mix in cumin to add depth and flavor.
The result is a unique and exotic appetizer. The watermelon radish chips are crispy with great texture, slightly bitter with a sweet finish.
Ingredients
| 4- 6 |
watermelon radish |
| 1 |
teaspoon coarse salt |
| ½ |
teaspoon ground cumin |
| 2 |
cups vegetable oil for frying |
Serves
4-6
Cook Time
30 – 45 minutes
Directions
Peel the watermelon radish and thinly slice. If you have a mandolin, I would reccomend using that as the slices would be uniform and cook evenly.
Heat two cups of vegetable oil in small pot. When hot, toss a handful of radish, making sure that you don’t crowd the pot.
Fry for approximately 8-10 minutes until really brown. You’ll be tempted to take them out earlier, but you need them to crisp up. They do take longer to crisp than potato chips.
Place a paper towel on a plate, take fried watermelon chips out and place in a single layer—this helps to dry and crisp up the watermelon radish. Season with cumin salt.
Continue until done. Season each batch seperately and set aside.
To make cumin salt—add one teaspoon salt and half teaspoon cumin and mix in a small bowl.
Filed Under
Appetizer
Spices Used
Cumin
Other Ingredients Used
Watermelon Radish
4 Comments
“Wow what a great idea...sounds real unique”
—Gala, 5 months ago
“These look incredible! ”
—CinnamonQuill, 5 months ago
“omg. I'm so making this later today.
how can I get email notices of your updates? I want a reminder everytime you post! -julia/chardgirl”
—julia@mariquita.com, 5 months ago
“Wow these sound awesome. I never thought of this combination!!!! Killer.
- Whitney”
—Whitney, 4 months ago