A couple weeks ago, my brother brought me a huge bag of turnips. As gardens tend to do, his coworker’s garden had produced far more than they could possibly use. I wanted to try something different with them. I’ve used turnips this year in stews and salads and grown to like their flavor.
This was an entirely different approach, I expected it to taste more like a potato gratin, but turnips have a strong and distinct flavor all their own. If you already like turnips, you are going to love this dish. If you are undecided, I’ll be honest and tell you that it could go either way for you. My family is split down the middle on this dish.
My oldest son, adored this and has already named it one of his “top most favorite meals ever.” My husband liked it as well; commenting that the turnip flavor is different at first, but it grows on you.
My middle son simply declared that he is not a fan of turnips. My youngest was unimpressed as well. So, take that for what it’s worth. Me, I’m okay with letting my oldest have my portion of this dinner. I’ll stick to my favorite Winter Salad to use the rest of the turnips.
TAUNYA STEWART says
Huge fan of this recipe!! I even shared with a few friends that were on the fence about turnips….everyone love it!!