These Spicy Roasted Daikon French Fries are a sure fire way to get everyone to love the diakon radish! Great for a side dish or snack, and full of delicious Asian flavors, you simply won’t be able to stop snaking on them! 
Look, I’m just going to be totally honest with you. While they may look like potato fries, they’re not — nor are they trying to be potato fries. They’re Daikon fries, and proud of it.
What is a Daikon Radish?
- Daikon is a long white Asian radish that looks like a parsnip, though it’s usually much larger.
- Slightly less pungent than the small round radishes, they’re quite good raw or pickled for an excellent crunch in a salad.
I love them the most roasted and doused in sweet and spicy Asian flavors, turned into Daikon French Fries.
Please don’t expect the same texture that you’d find in a potato French fry.
These Daikon fries will have a wonderful caramelized “crust,” but they will be softer than they will be crisp. Oh, and I wouldn’t even think about dipping them in any sort of a sauce.
There’s simply no need!
Each one is a mouthful of scrumptious flavors — ginger, chiles, and soy sauce, to name a few.
What to Serve with Daikon French Fries
I’m adding these to my Chinese New Year menu, along with my Crispy Garlic Ginger Bok Choy Chips . . . .
and Miso Gai Lan Egg Soup (pictured below).
I would love these Daikon French Fries any day! And they would also be delicious along side Garlic-Ginger Flank Steak. Yum!
And what a delicious menu it will be! All of these flavors and textures will compliment each other beautifully. Of course, no need to wait for the Chinese New Year celebration.
Thank you Melissa’s Produce for all of this fresh, inspiring Asian produce!
And here are a few more of my favorite French fry recipes:
- Curry French Fries with Coconut Lime Dipping Sauce
- Perfect Oven Roasted French Fries
- Smoky Chipotle Parmesan French Fries
- Chile Lemon Purple Sweet Potato Roasted French Fries
In the meantime, please enjoy the Daikon French Fries — whether you have them on your Chinese New Year menu or not.
These fries are a sure fire way to get everyone to love diakon radish! Great for a side dish or snack, and full of delicious Asian flavors, you simply won't be able to stop snaking on them!
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil
- 1½ teaspoons chile paste I like Sambal Oelek
- 1 teaspoon low sodium Tamari or soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon ginger pulp, freshly grated
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 5 cups Daikon radish, peeled & sliced - see instruction no. 2. for instructions
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Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F, and adjust a rack to the center.
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Cut the Daikon into sections approximately 3-inches long, then cut about ¼-inch slices off the side of each one, to make a base. Stand the sections on their bases, and cut them, vertically into slices about ¼-inch thick. Stand these slices on top of each other, and then cut them into sticks about ¼-inch thick. Add all of the Daikon slices to a baking sheet and set aside.
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In a small bowl, combine the oil, chile paste, Tamari or soy sauce, ginger, sugar and salt.
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Drizzle this over the Daikon slices and then use your hands to toss them until they're all evenly coated and in a single layer.
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Place the baking sheet in the preheated 475 degree F oven and roast until they are golden brown on all sides, about 30 minutes. (You should gently toss/filp them about halfway through the cooking time.)
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Add a double layer of paper towels to another baking sheet, and when the fries are done, add them on top of the towels to drain and cool.
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Serve!
I’ve roasted radishes I guess it’s time I fried a daikon. GREG
I guess so! 😉
Valentina, these look so tempting! I’ve never tried roasted Daikon, but it’s going on my must-do list now!
Thank you, Jean! Hope you enjoy these! 🙂
Big yum, I’ve made them similarly w sesame oil and miso, and mirin?
Oh, that sounds fabulous with those added flavors! Thank you!
Um, you are SO organized. Lovely to meet up with you at TECHmunch and wish you could organize my calendar. Such a creative recipe and happy to pin it.
Thanks so much, Liz! Lovely to see you, too! 😀
Good God, they look delicious!
Happy Chinese New Year! xo
Hope you try them, Colette! Cheers!
I love the caramelization you got on these! They look amazing and pretty healthy. Happy New Year!
Thanks, David! I felt no guilt eating a big plate of these!
These were great, fast, and easy. My wife and I are low carbers and recently discovered daikon. Chilli paste is such an unsung hero of the kitchen. Thanks Valentina!
Hi Stan. So happy these were a hit, and I’m with you on the chili paste. Thanks for visiting my site and trying out some recipes. Cheers! 🙂
absolutely delicious. Cannot get enough of these guilt free fries!
Thanks Elfi! So happy you love them!
Mm these look really good, got to give these a go. Thanks for sharing.
Simon
Hope you try and love them!