Turn up the taste: Simple turnip greens recipe you must try
Incorporating turnip greens into your cuisine is a flavorful and health-conscious choice. With their abundance of nutrients and culinary versatility, turnip greens offer several healthy benefits. Embrace this verdant delight of turnip greens.
Servings: 2 people
Calories:
Cost: 5$
Equipment
- kitchen knife
- skillet
- Cooking spoon
Ingredients
- 2-3 whole green (Spring) onions)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- a small piece of fresh ginger
- 1-2 tablespoon cold-pressed cooking oil of choice
- 4-5 medium turnips with their greens. Use more greens.
- some cilantro
- some parsley
- some salt to season
- some cayenne pepper
- ½ a lemon
Instructions
- Start by cleaning all the veggies and roots
- Smash the garlic and chop it. Keep it aside.
- Cut the white parts of green onions and dice and put them in a skillet.
- Separate the turnips from turnip greens. Dice the turnips into small cubes and set aside.
- Take the turnip greens and align them together so that all the stems are on one side. Hold the leaves, place them on the chopping board, and chop the stems up to where the leaves start to broaden.
- Keep the leaves aside.
- Now, heat the skillet with the white onions and add the oil. Stir and cover to cook for 3 mins, stirring occasionally.
- Add garlic and let it cook for a minute.
- Add the diced turnips and the stems, stir, and cover to cook for 5 minutes, stirring now and then.
- During that time, grate ginger and chop all the greens (onions, turnips, cilantro, and parsley).
- Sprinkle the cooking turnip with salt and cayenne. Stir well, then remove from heat.
- Incorporate the greens and ginger. Stir and cover.
- Squeeze the lemon over the dish and stir well before serving.
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Notes
- Read the blog post for more details.
- I added raw turnips for the pink color.