33 Turnip Recipes for Making the Most of Your Root Vegetables
You might think that turnip recipes wouldn't offer much variety, but you'd be wrong—turnips shine on a tray of roasted veggies or steamed and dressed with a bright vinaigrette. They're wonderful left raw and sliced thin, and excellent layered in a luxuriously creamy gratin. You can mash them, kimchi them, glaze them, braise them, and add them to soup. (And whatever you do, don't discard the greens—we've got recipes for those, too!) Below, you'll find 33 turnip recipes to get you started.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich4/33Ice Water Salad
When you'veroastedyour fill of root vegetables, it's time for a bright, crunchy salad like this one. You'll submerge the cut roots and tubers in a big bowl of icy water, which helps them get extra-crisp.
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Photo by Peden + Munk5/33Roasted and Marinated Root Vegetables
First you roast, then you marinate. It's a move that works wonderfully with turnips—but also withbeetsandsweet potatoes, too.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott10/33Root Vegetable Zoodle Soup With Bacon and Basil Oil
Yotam Ottolenghi's take onspiralizedroot vegetables, in a broth enhanced with bacon and thyme. A drizzle of basil oil keeps the dish fresh.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott17/33The Multipurpose Shaved-Vegetable Salad
Quite a few of our best turnip recipes really do come out better if you have amandoline slicer. Here's one delightfully crunchy example.
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Harold Gottschalk19/33My Chicken Broth-Braised Baby Turnips
If you're looking for a side dish forroast chicken, these turnips are just right. They'll drink up a bit of flavorful broth and come out glazed and sweet.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Jennifer Ophir22/33Haitian Beef and Pumpkin Soup (Soup Joumou)
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Photo by Liz Clayman31/33Leek and Cannellini Bean Soup
Turnips add comforting sweetness to thiseasy soup. If you'd prefer to keep it vegetarian, swap out the chicken stock for water or vegetable broth.
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John Kernick33/33Turnip Gratin
We lovepotato gratin, but we might love this turnip gratin even more. It's luscious and rich, with a mellow, earthy sweetness.
