I received Potluck by Kim Thomas
for Christmas. As I was thumbing through it a quote from James caught my eye: “Oh, I brought citrus beets. I like to work with the forgotten vegetables.” That statement resonated with me because I too like to work with the forgotten vegetables. The most neglected vegetables are the cold weather veggies. For some reason, we want to keep eating summer produce, even if we have to import it from half a world away.
There are so many tasty winter vegetables! Turnips are slightly sweet and tangy. Leeks taste like a very mild and sweet onion. And beets and brussell sprouts are delicious when roasted. Even though I enjoy winter veggies, I still occasionally forget about them:
I completely forgot about my turnips. I went outside at twilight in November and quickly took some pictures of the garden. Several days later I was reviewing the pictures and saw my poor neglected turnips. I immediately harvested and put them in cold storage so we could enjoy them through out the winter.
Roasted Turnips with Carrots and Leeks
Ingredients
- 6 cups chopped turnips
- 3 carrots chopped
- 1 leak thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
Instructions
- Place the turnips, carrots, and leek in an oven safe baking dish.
- In a small bowl, mix apple juice, honey, and spices. Pour over the vegetables and toss.
- Bake at 425 degrees, tossing occasionally, for 40 minutes or until the vegetables are fork tender.
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RayLeaB says
Your Ingredients say apple juice and your directions say apple sauce….which is it?
Does it make much of a difference?
Thanks, RayLeaB
Alea says
It is apple juice. Thank you for catching my mistake.
Jami says
I never thought to roast turnips- great idea, Alea! I, too, have a few turnips still in the garden, but they do OK there.
Jami
An Oregon Cottage
Sweet T says
Wow, this looks very healthy!
Anonymous says
Couldnt agree more with that, very attractive article
Anonymous says
Turnips are a tough one for me. Thanks for the great idea.
Elsa says
This looks delicious. I never would have thought to add rosemary to the mix. I sometimes forget winter veggies too. When winter comes, I tend to want to eat lots of meat and carbs.
Miz Helen says
Your Turnip recipe looks really good. We are enjoying winter turnips from our garden.I would like to invite you to my Full Plate Thursday. Thank you for sharing and you have a great week end!
Miriam says
I almost never eat turnips, I'm going to have to now, great recipe! Have a good weekend from Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters