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Spicy Roasted Daikon Radish French Fries

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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. Pile of Spicy Roasted Daikon French Fries on a wrinkled piece of parchment paper, with title at the top.As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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.

Spicy Roasted Daikon French Fries are made from these big fresh Daikon radishes

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.

4 segments of a peeled Daikon radish.

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.

Raw Spicy Roasted Daikon Radish French Fries on a baking sheet before going in oven.

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.

Finished Spicy Roasted Daikon Radish French Fries on paper towel-lined baking sheet.

And here are a few more of my favorite French fry recipes:

And a few more daikon recipes:

Spicy RoastedA pile of Daikon Radish French Fries on parchment paper.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!

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Spicy Roasted Daikon “French Fry” Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

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!


Course: Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Asain
Keyword: non-potato French fries
Servings: 4
Calories: 151 kcal
Author: Valentina K. Wein
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 475°F, and adjust a rack to the center.

  2. 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.

  3. In a small bowl, combine the oil, chile paste, Tamari or soy sauce, ginger, sugar and salt.
  4. 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.

  5. 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.)

  6. 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.
  7. 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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  6. 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!

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    • 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! 🙂

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  9. 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!

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    • 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

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  10. 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!

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  13. 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!

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    • Thanks so much, Cathy. Yes, typically we see daikon served raw, in slaws, slads, pickled, etc. Hope you like this one.

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  16. 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!

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  17. 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!

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  18. 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 !

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    • 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. 🙂

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  19. 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.

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  20. 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!

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    • 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!

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    • Thanks, Deb. I do love these flavors. 🙂 And yes, underrated indeed. I’m giving it a moment to shine. 😉

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  23. 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!

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    • 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! 🙂

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    • Thank you, Christina! I used to forget how much I like this vegetable. Once I started making this, it’s always in the rotation. 🙂

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    • Yes, it’s an unusual daikon preparation, and it’s so good. Hope you try it and thanks for stopping by. 🙂

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