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What is your favorite way to prepare turnips?

Turnips in my farm share this week and have nooo idea how to make them. Help a sister out!

lilmonster206 asked in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report

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    There are so many great ways to use turnips!

    --Toss them with olive oil, salt, and a little balsamic vinegar, and roast in the oven. They're good mixed with rutabagas or other root vegetables.

    --Make mashed turnips just like you would mashed potatoes, or do 1/2 and 1/2 turnips and potatoes.

    --Mix them with other root veggies or tubers (potatoes, yams, carrots, beets, rutabagas...winter squash is good, too), cook them in a tasty broth until they're tender, maybe with some onions or garlic, and whir everything up in a food processor for a delicious creamy soup--with no cream.

    --Turnips are excellent raw. If they're small and white, there's no need to peel them. If they're big and/or mostly purple, you might want to peel them because it can get tough. Slice them up and dip them in hummus or just eat them by themselves. They're a great sweet, spicy, crunchy snack.

    --Don't forget the greens. If they're young/small, the greens are good raw in a salad or on a sandwich. If they're bigger you might want to lightly saute or steam them.

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    I like to use parsnips with turnips and rutabagas in place of potatoes in a beef or lamb stew. Also, try that combo cut in large cubes, tossed in olive oil, garlic, salt & pepper and baked in the oven.

    Luckier answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report
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    I just came across this article on pickling turnips and thought of you!

    http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/recipe-review/pickled-turnips-3-ways-recipe-review-141945

    RM answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report
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    I like 'em in a braise or stew too, mostly because they're around when it's cold out and this way I can use them all at once. Add to some sort of meat and other veggies (carrots? onions?) in a tasty liquid and cook covered for hours until everything is just about falling apart.

    pickled ginger answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report
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