- Try turnips raw. Slice or create turnip sticks and add to a veggie platter with favorite dip.
Grate raw into salads or slaws - Boil ½ to 1 inch thick turnip slices or cubes 8-10 minutes; boil small whole turnips 15-20 minutes.
- Steam ½ to 1 inch slices or cubes 12-15 minutes; steam small whole turnips 20-25 minutes.
- Bake turnips alone for 30-45 minutes at 350 degrees, basted along with butter or oil or bake along with other seasonal roots.
- Place turnips alongside roasting meats.
- Dice or cube turnips into hearty soups or stews, and thinly slice into stir-fries.
- Mash or scallop turnips, just as you would potatoes.
“Turnips are a good source of vitamin C (particularly raw), potassium and calcium.”
Excerpted from Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce” by Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition, 3rd Edition.