Starting to plan for Thanksgiving, looking for turnips recipe?

[Anonymous]

My mother always made turnips on Thanksgiving, it's the only time of the year we ate them. Now that she's not here anymore I have kept the tradition in my own family but I'm looking for something different this year. My mother always boiled them and just add butter/salt/pepper - which is what I've always done too. I love turnips and am wondering if there are some other fantastic ways to prepare them that I should try for Thanksgiving this year.

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

[Anonymous]

I really liked this recipe for turnips with ham and miso broth. It's a summer recipe for baby turnips with the greens on, but you can substitute full turnips and some other kind of green. Don't stint on the lemon--that really made it wonderful.

http://gardenandgun.com/article/turnips-and-greens-miso-ham-broth

[Anonymous]

If you go with the standard boil/puree/butter/salt/pepper, try chopping and frying some shallots and adding those to the puree. It deepens the flavor.

(BTW I find this to be true of just about any pureed savory food.)

[Anonymous]

This might not be different enough, but you could try boiling them in chicken broth for a slightly different flavor.

[Anonymous]

Turnip gratin. Basically load them up with cheese, garlic, cream, salt and pepper. Yum. Lots of recipes if you google.

[Anonymous]

Mashed, with parsnips and celery root.