Turnips can be boiled, steamed, and stir-fried. Cook turnips until they are just tender-crunchy--less than seven minutes or so for a young turnip. The flavor will be mildly sweet and crisp.
Toss steamed small turnips with butter and parsley and serve. Boiled turnips can be mashed with butter and cream or puréed for soup.
Serve turnips raw as a finger food. Simply peel and cut the turnips into quarter-inch slices. Sprinkle with salt and chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes before serving.
Turnip greens can be strong-flavored. You'll want to cook them before serving: boil, braise, sauté, steam, or stir-fry. The strong flavor is muted when cooked with other, milder greens.
One-half cup of turnips contains just 23 calories. Turnips contain vitamin C and turnips greens are rich in vitamin A.
We always grow and cook simple here. Try this seasonal turnip-carrot-pea medley.
Toss steamed small turnips with butter and parsley and serve. Boiled turnips can be mashed with butter and cream or puréed for soup.
Serve turnips raw as a finger food. Simply peel and cut the turnips into quarter-inch slices. Sprinkle with salt and chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes before serving.
Turnip greens can be strong-flavored. You'll want to cook them before serving: boil, braise, sauté, steam, or stir-fry. The strong flavor is muted when cooked with other, milder greens.
One-half cup of turnips contains just 23 calories. Turnips contain vitamin C and turnips greens are rich in vitamin A.
We always grow and cook simple here. Try this seasonal turnip-carrot-pea medley.