Im a vegetarian and a gardener who grows radishes , and they are horrible. If I slice them very very thin ( and I mean very very thin) , I don't mind them in a salad. I have tried a half dozen ways to use them, each worse than the next. My daughter (either baking for frying them, I forget ) with butter.
Why do I grow them, you may ask? :
1) They are one of the first crops to be planted of the year ( they tolerate cool spring conditions), so it gives me a reason to get dirty after hibernating for the winter.
2) They are one of the quickest growing crops, from seed to harvest ( 4 - 6 weeks-ish). They are in and out before I start the good tasting stuff.
3) Ironically , they are one of my most successful crops by amount and quality, so it gives me that well needed 'boost' of confidence early on in the growing season. I keep a few for salads and bring the rest to work to give away.
***I grow red ones and purple ones. They taste the same, like crap!***