These Spicy Roasted Daikon Radish French Fries are a sure fire way to get everyone to love daikon radishes. Full of delicious Asian flavors and caramelized to perfection, it’s one of the most unique daikon recipes. 
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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 Radish French Fries.
Of all the daikon recipes I’ve tasted, this is my favorite.
Don’t expect the same texture that you’d find in a potato French fry.
The roasting process leaves these Daikon Radish Fries with a wonderful caramelized “crust,” but they will be considerably more soft than they 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 — fresh ginger, chile and soy sauce, to name a few.
What to Serve with Daikon Radish French Fries
They would be great added to an Asian-style menu, along with my Crispy Garlic Ginger Bok Choy Chips and Miso Gai Lan Egg Soup.
All of these flavors and textures will compliment each other beautifully.
The other night I served them with Garlic-Ginger Flank Steak and a mixed green salad. It’s was fantastic.
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
And a few more daikon recipes:
- Homemade Kimchi
- Daikon Rolls and Asian Pear and Daikon Salad from She Paused for Thought
In the meantime, please enjoy the Daikon French Fries. You simply won’t be able to stop snacking on them!
Thank you Melissa’s Produce for sending me Asian produce which inspired this recipe, and others.
If you try these fries, or any of my other recipes, I’d love to hear what you think in the comments. You can also follow me on Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook to keep up with my mouth-watering recipes!
These fries are a sure fire way to get everyone to love daikon radishes! Great for a side dish or snack, and full of delicious Asian flavors, you simply won't be able to stop snaking on them!
- 5 cups (about 1 3/4-pounds) Daikon radish, peeled & sliced - see instruction no. 2. for instructions
- 3 1/2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chile paste (I like Sambal Oelek)
- 1 teaspoon low sodium Tamari or soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger pulp, freshly grated
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
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Preheat the oven to 475°F, and adjust a rack to the center.
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Cut the Daikon into sections approximately 3-inches long, then cut about 1/4-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 1/4-inch thick. Stand these slices on top of each other, and then cut them into sticks about 1/4-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°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!
January, 2019 update: This post was originally published in 2014 and has had new images and information added to it.
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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!
These turned out awesome. The amount of oil is way too much, I halved it and still had most of it left over. I think you just need enough to drizzle, which is barely anything. The spice was awesome. We dont like spice but I put it all in there and we ate it all and agreed it was awesome – thank you!
Hi there, Thanks so much for your comment and for trying my recipe. I’m so happy you loved the spices, and great that you adjusted the oil to your liking. I’ll try it with a bit less next time to experiment. Wishing you a very happy new year! ~Valentina
Roasted radish is delicious and the flavours you have added here are fantastic… I’ve yet to try it with daikon though, it is definitely on my list to do now!
Thank you, Brian. I hope you give it a go. And love it!
These fries sound fantastic – it’s a great way to serve daikon.
Thank you, Lucy!
Okay, this is just so tempting! Grabbing them right from the screen. You’re a pro-Valentina!
You’re very kind. Thank you!!
Valentina, this dish looks simply yummy! I’ve never had roasted daikon so you definitely have inspired me to try these sure to be yummy strips! Thanks for teaching me something completely new! Love it!
Thanks so much, Cathy. Yes, typically we see daikon served raw, in slaws, slads, pickled, etc. Hope you like this one.
This is so creative. I have never tried something like this before. I want to thank you for this great recipe! Looks very tasty. I definitely want to try it.
Thank you, Neli. I hope you love it!
I def want to be making these. What an awesome idea to use daikon for fries. ANd the flavors are so great. pinned!
Thanks for your comment, Danielle. And for pinning. Enjoy!
Wow, these daikon fries look exactly like potato fries! But I hear ya on them being different. I’m ok with that as the flavors sound amazing, Valentina! We’ve really cut back here in an attempt to undo the holidays, and I’m thinking these would be a delicious side dish one night. Yum!
Yes! I hope you try them. I have to cut back too, but it doesn’t seem to happening. At all. 😉 Cheers!
Oooh…. Valentina, these look so good! I love daikon radishes and it’s wonderful to see more recipes with them – a truly underappreciated vegetable in my book! Definitely going to have to make these ASAP!
Thank you so much, Nancy! Happy to give the daikon the spotlight for a bit. 🙂
Tho’ have loved daikon ‘forever’ have never thought to make chips out of them, especially since the latter simply don’t appear on my menus for health reasons. But absolutely love the spicing and the ability to cook such in the oven . . . so can’t wait to try !
I’ve been using these flavors on a few other vegetables lately, including a sweet potato stir-fry. It was great. Thank you for the comment and the visit. 🙂
You don’t have to sell daikon radishes to us, we love them. But, never have I thought of oven baking them, BRILLIANT. I can’t wait to try your Daikon Radish French Fries, now I just have to find some nice sized daikons. Thanks for sharing Valentina.
Thanks so much, Ron! Happy to hear there are some daikon fans out there! Enjoy!
This is a perfect recipe for all my friends who are avoiding carbs! (As opposed to me… The crazy one who is eating all the carbs he can find!) I am so glad to see that you use and love sambal oelek! For those of us who can’t eat sriracha, it’s a great alternative!
I DO love Sambal Oelek and am never without it in the fridge. And I too am not avoiding carbs — at least on purpose. 😉 Enjoy!
I’ve only had raw daikon and love the idea of roasting this mild radish with spices. Such a fabulous way to enjoy this underrated veggie.
Thanks, Deb. I do love these flavors. 🙂 And yes, underrated indeed. I’m giving it a moment to shine. 😉
I have never thought of roasting daikons , it sounds delicious and I will definitely try it. Thanks for the tip.
I hope you love them! 🙂
wow! These look fantastic! I’ve never thought to cook daikon in any fashion. I just bought some curry ketchup and they would pair well I think. Yes, I could have made my own, but I came across it when I was perusing unique condiment and decided to try it. Can’t wait!
I know, it’s sort of counter intuitive to cook a daikon since we see them in kimchi, pickled, in salads, etc. That said, these are delicious caramelized! 🙂 Thanks for checking out the recipe! 🙂
I LOVE daikon radish, so spicy and roasted? I’m so in! What a great substitute for french fries for a change! Will have to try this soon!
Thank you, Christina! I used to forget how much I like this vegetable. Once I started making this, it’s always in the rotation. 🙂
I’ve never tried or even considered this, but since I do enjoy daikon I bet I’d really enjoy this. Definitely on my ‘to do’ list!
Yes, it’s an unusual daikon preparation, and it’s so good. Hope you try it and thanks for stopping by. 🙂
I made it in cubes instead of fries (I was in the process of cutting it for pickling and changed my mind)and it was delicious. It took less time to cook so I think I will keep it in cubes. Thank you.
I love it! I bet it’s great in cubes, and thanks for sharing in case other readers want to try it. So happy you enjoyed it! 🙂 ~Valentina
I grow my own vegies and planted, what I thought, the french radishes. They turned out to be these (wrong seeds in wrong bag, I guess). I ate a couple raw – very nice and mild. but I tried your recipe and you have won me over hook, line and sinker – it was super delicious. I used fresh ginger and some lemon juice and soy. Talk about flavour! thank you for your great recipe. I had no idea one could cook these radishes.
Wow, thanks so much, Cluade! You’ve made my day! I love these too, and it’s so great that you grow your own radishes. Guess it was a happy mistake to have gotten the wrong seeds. 🙂 Thanks again. Cheers! ~Valentina