It’s always exciting when the first crops of spring-grown vegetables make their way to the farm stands, and this week’s delight was the tender, sweet Hakurei turnips. These mild turnips are nothing like the turnips I grew up with, which were larger, with extremely strong flavor, and could be unpleasantly bitter, especially the tops. Plus,…
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French Lentils with Hakurei Turnips and Sweet Potatoes
This recipe is delicious on a cold autumn night. Lentils are hearty and satisfying, and the addition of the turnips and sweet potatoes round out the flavors, textures, and nutrition in this dish. You can serve it straight up, or dress it up for company with a piece of fish or tofu. The base of…
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Hakurei Turnips with Ginger, Mint, and Brown Butter
Sweet Hakurei turnips, tops and all, are an early Autumn favorite. A few years ago, we started getting these lovely little Hakurei turnips at our local farm stands. Sweet, crunchy, with only a mild turnip flavor, I almost hesitate to refer to them as a turnip at all! They are a vegetable unto themselves. The…
