These Quick Pickled Radishes pack a punch of salty and slightly sweet flavor—and they only take minutes to make! All you need is a handful of ingredients and a Mason jar, and you’ll have a crunchy, zesty topping perfect for tacos, grain bowls, and sandwiches, or even snacking on straight from the fridge.

Love pickled vegetables? Try my Quick Pickled Red Onions or Pickled Carrots next!

A top view of a glass jar filled with quick pickled radishes, carrot slices, peppercorns, and herbs in a vibrant red brine on a white background.
Kelley Simmons Kelley’s Tips

Before You Get Started

  • Use fresh radishes. Crisp, firm radishes will give you the best crunch and flavor. Try not to use soft or blemished ones.
  • Slice the radishes evenly. Use a mandoline or sharp knife to get thin, uniform slices so the radishes pickle evenly and quickly.
  • Add extra flavors. If you have some fresh herbs in your garden add them in! Fresh herbs like dill or thyme give the pickled radishes extra flavor.
Kelley
Three glass jars with metal lids labeled MUSTARD SEEDS, BLACK PEPPERCORNS, and CORIANDER, displayed on a white background—essential spices often used for making quick pickled radishes.

Ingredients

  • Radishes – Radishes take on the perfect tangy bite when they’re pickled. It’s a great way to use up extra from the garden.
  • Water – Helps mellow out the sharpness of the vinegar.
  • White Vinegar – Creates that classic pickle tang. Preserves the radishes and gives them a beautiful zingy flavor.
  • Pickling Spices– I used mustard seeds, black peppercorns, coriander, bay leaves, kosher salt and dried onion.
  • Sugar – Adds a hint of sweetness to balance the brine.
  • Garlic Cloves – Are always mandatory when I pickle any veggie. It adds a nice subtle garlic flavor and the pickled garlic cloves are the best!

How to Make Quick Pickled Radishes

  1. Add radishes to a jar: Fill a clean mason jar with washed and sliced radishes.
Three glass jars filled with sliced vegetables: cucumbers in the left jar, quick pickled radishes in the center jar, and carrots in the right jar, all arranged in bright, natural light.
  1. Add remaining ingredients to pot: Add water, vinegar, sugar, salt and crushed garlic to a pot on the stove.
White pot on a stove with water, bay leaf, garlic cloves, ginger, peppercorns, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, and chili flakes inside—perfect for preparing brine for quick pickled radishes.
  1. Bring to a boil and pour over vegetables in jar making sure they are all submerged.
  2. Cover and store: Cover with a new lid and store in fridge for up to 2 months.

Serving Ideas

Four jars of sliced pickled vegetables, including carrots, beets, cucumbers, and quick pickled radishes, are shown sealed in clear glass mason jars filled with colorful brine.

Frequently Asked Questions

How soon can I eat the pickled radishes?

When it comes to pickled foods, patience is your friend! You can certainly eat the radishes once they’ve cooled, but they taste so much better after 24 hours in the fridge when the flavors have had time to develop.

What kind of radishes work best?

Red radishes are the easiest to find, but you can also use watermelon radishes, daikon, or French breakfast radishes—just make sure you slice them thinly.

A glass jar filled with bright red quick pickled radishes and spices in a brine, viewed from above on a white background.

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    Quick Pickled Radishes

    5 from 1 vote
    These Quick Pickled Radishes pack a punch of salty and slightly sweet flavor—and they only take minutes to make! All you need is a handful of ingredients and a Mason jar, and you’ll have a crunchy, zesty topping perfect for tacos, grain bowls, and sandwiches, or even snacking on straight from the fridge.
    Author: Kelley Simmons
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Serves 8
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    Ingredients 

    • 1 lbs radishes washed and sliced
    • 1 cup water
    • 1 cup white vinegar
    • 1 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
    • 2 tsp sugar
    • 2 garlic cloves
    • 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
    • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
    • 1/4 tsp pepper corns
    • 1/2 tsp dried onion
    • 2 bay leaves

    Instructions

    • Fill a clean mason jar with washed and sliced radishes.
      Three glass jars filled with sliced vegetables: cucumbers in the left jar, quick pickled radishes in the center jar, and carrots in the right jar, all arranged in bright, natural light.
    • Add water, vinegar, sugar, salt, spices and crushed garlic to a pot on the stove.
      Bring to a boil and cook for 1-2 minutes.
      White pot on a stove with water, bay leaf, garlic cloves, ginger, peppercorns, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, and chili flakes inside—perfect for preparing brine for quick pickled radishes.
    • Pour over radishes making sure they are all submerged.
      Cover with a lid and store in fridge for up to 2 months.
      Five jars, each filled with colorful pickled vegetables, sit on a refrigerator shelf next to a large glass bottle of milk. The jars contain items like quick pickled radishes, cucumbers, and yellow or orange vegetables.

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 20kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 0.4gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 1332mgPotassium: 136mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.2mg
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