Turnips

The turnip has a distinctive, nutty taste and a green or purple tinged creamy-white skin. When they are relatively small their flesh is tender with a delicate flavour; they become coarser when they are allowed to become bigger than a tennis ball.

Baby turnips have a sweet, mild radishy flavour, which is quite different to maincrop turnips (in the same way that new potatoes are different from old). They are best cooked by boiling or steaming for a few minutes before glazing with butter. Maincrop turnips may be served mashed, puréed or boiled as an accompanying vegetable. They may also be added to soups, stews and stir fries.

Purple Topped White Globe Turnips