But it looks pretty on the plate, and people will think you were a genius to think of this combination.
You can make a huuuuge tray of these for almost no money, if that's a consideration, and the ingredients are easy to find. I used both radishes and hakurei turnips, but if you can't find the turnips, you can use all radishes. If you can find different colors of radishes, it will make a nicer presentation, but that's not necessary, either.
And then we have the butter. Since this is just one of three ingredients, this is the place to splurge and buy a good butter. I suggest buying unsalted, because the third ingredient is ... salt.
Again, this is the place to bust out the good stuff. A nice flake salt is good, but in this case I used a black flake salt and a red salt - I thought the color would make a nice accent.
The optional ingredient is chive flowers. I think they're really pretty as a garnish. Thyme flowers are also very nice. You might not find these for sale anywhere locally, but if you've got a garden or even a flowerpot on a sunny window, chives are very easy to grow. If you want to order online, Marx Foods has a nice selection of edible flowers, including chive flowers.
Radishes (and turnips) with Butter and Salt
2 radishes
2 hakurei turnips
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, slightly soft
Salt
Chive flowers (optional)
Slice the radishes and turnips thinly - a mandoline is perfect for this.
Add a small amount of butter to each slice. Just a tiny dab
Top each with just a few flakes of salt.
If you have chive flowers, scatter some flowers on top. You can use more flowers as garnishes on the serving plates.