Mashed Turnips with White Truffle Oil – healthy side dish for Thanksgiving dinner!
Turnips having a strong flavor, are considered by some highly complementary to meat and game. In some regions, mashed turnips are traditional in Thanksgiving menus. Other prefer rutabagas with a certain game.
Turnips in a bowl
Mashed Turnips with White Truffle Oil
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Loading...One and a half pounds of turnips serve about 4 people. Scrub, peel and cut them in large pieces or dice. Tiny young turnips may be scraped or pared and cooked whole. If you like you can add plenty of butter for reacher flavor and some cream instead of milk.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. turnips (about 3 large turnips), peeled, cut into chunks
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 cups milk
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- white truffle oil for serving
Instructions
Combine the turnips, milk, and garlic in a medium saucepan. Set over medium heat and partially cover the pan. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes, until the turnips are tender.
Drain the turnips, reserving the cooking liquid, and transfer to a food processor. Add parsley, season with salt and pepper and puree until smooth. Add some of the reserved cooking liquid, if necessary. Sprinkle with white truffle oil. Serve hot.
5 Comments
Anonymous
November 20, 2012 at 7:41 pmI have never tried mashed turnips..Nice recipe will try it out soon..
~Shema
Rebecca Subbiah
November 20, 2012 at 10:34 pmoh la al adore this
Medeja
November 20, 2012 at 10:46 pmAs always.. it sounds and looks amazing! I think you can make anything like the most delicious thing in the world! 🙂
Yelena
November 21, 2012 at 2:26 amThank you, Medeja. Th mashed turnip actually is a very tasty dish. This is a first time for me and I like to say that I am going to cook it again. I like my photos today also, they have a different feeling.
Marina
November 22, 2012 at 3:23 amOh, we love mashed turnips! Repa is a great food that was the main vegetable until potato arrived… 🙂