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Green Butter and Pink Radish Tartine

Sink your teeth into this beautiful Spring toast. Pink, purple and red root veggies

atop a slathering of butter made green by the tops of the radishes is as divinely

delicious as it is pretty to look at. With a peppery, fresh taste and crisp texture,

everything about this tartine recipe will leave you feeling that Spring energy.

*Additional Tip- use leftover green butter to cook eggs in to add an incredible pop

of flavor.

Ingredients

  • 5 slices of rustic sourdough or other bread of choice, toasted
  • 3 small radishes (cherry, easter egg, scarlet globe are all great varieties)
  • 1 watermelon radish
  • 1 purple turnip
  • 1 white turnip
  • 1 cup of radish greens, thoroughly rinsed
  • Zest of half a lemon, plus lemon juice for serving
  • 2 teaspoons California Olive Ranch Roasted Garlic Chef’s Squeeze Bottle,
  • plus more for serving
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) of room temperature sated butter
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
  • Flaky salt, for garnish
  • Dried red pepper flakes, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Wash all veggies and pat dry.
  2. Remove the tops and stems from veggies and reserve on the side.
  3. Using a mandoline, slice all radishes and turnips very thinly (about 1/16 inch).
  4. Place sliced radish and turnip into a large bowl filled with ice water for 10 minutes while you prep the green butter.
  5. To a food processor, add in 1 cup of rinsed and dried radish greens, butter, lemon zest, garlic, salt, pepper and California Olive Ranch Roasted Garlic Chef’s Oil.
  6. Blend until butter is mostly smooth and light green, for about 1-2 minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides occasionally.
  7. Toast your bread of choice.
  8. Drain radish and turnips from ice water and pat dry.
  9. Spread a generous amount of green butter over toast and top with radish and turnip slices, flaky salt, crushed red pepper flakes, squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a generous drizzle California Olive Ranch’s Roasted Garlic Chef’s Bottle EVOO.

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