European
France - Starters
Radis au Beurre
Chef's Menu Description
Quintessential French apéritif: crisp, peppery French breakfast radishes with tender green leaves, served with sweet cultured butter, crusty baguette, and fleur de sel.
Ingredients
- • 2 bunches fresh French breakfast radishes (with crisp green tops intact, washed thoroughly)
- • 80g high-quality French salted butter (beurre de baratte or demi-sel)
- • Fleur de sel de Guérande
- • 1 fresh crusty French baguette, sliced
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Wash radishes thoroughly in cold water to remove soil while keeping small tender green tops intact. Pat completely dry.
2
Phase 2
Spread generous thick slabs of room-temperature cultured butter directly onto warm baguette slices.
3
Phase 3
Sprinkle crunchy fleur de sel crystals generously over the butter.
4
Phase 4
Serve the crisp radishes whole on a board with the buttered salted baguette, dipping the radishes into butter between crunchy bites.