Saturday, August 10, 2013

Turnips and Turnip Greens

This year I grew turnips.  I've never grown turnips before and I have no idea how to cook it.  I'm going to have to search the internet to find some recipes.  I've read that one can roast a turnip like a potato and eat it.  I might just try that because it sounds so simple and easy.  Yet, I've also been thinking of making turnip soup.  I know summer isn't the best time to make and eat hot soup, but for some reason, I have soup on the brain.
 
Now, the real reason I grew turnips this year, not just because I wanted to try growing something new and different, was because I wanted to eat the turnip greens (a.k.a. turnip tops).   Last night I cooked some of the turnip greens and it was yummy.  All I did was cut the greens into smaller pieces and sauté in oil.  It tasted like the Asian greens that I grew up eating.  There was a slight bitterness to the greens, but I didn't mind.  It really made me miss my mom and her cooking.

Have you eaten a turnip before?  How would you suggest I cook my turnips?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

How was the out come of your cooking?

Anonymous said...

That was what I was going to tell you ML Senior...cook the green on the top. YUMMY!