Here's a good garden and preserving question from Lexy:
I was distracted during planting season this year, and instead of planting an abundance of golden beets, I planted too many Purple Top White Globe Turnips! I like turnips, but I had planned on pickling the golden beets. Does anyone have good chutney, pickle, or other savory preserve recipes that involve turnips?
Lexy, we confess we haven't had any experience with pickling turnips. (Hopefully some of our readers have, and can offer some advice!) But the pickles up top look great; visit the Flickr page for some details on these "quick pickles" made with radishes, turnups, soy and sesame sauce, plus a few other things.
Also take a look at some of our basic ideas for pickling garden vegetables:
• Recipe: Fresh Garden Vegetable Pickles
• Recipe Recommendation: Pickled Beets
• DIY Tip: How To Make Dill Pickles
Related: Pickling: Choosing a Vinegar
(Image: Flickr member Laurel Fan licensed for use under Creative Commons)
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You could also try making turnip kimchi. You can use the same basic method/recipe for turnip as you'd use for cabbage.
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If you had libanese food before, try to find the recipe for the pink (beet juice) piclked turnip online. It's so good!
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Yes! I agree with Marie-Eve! Make pickled turnips lebanese style. I googled lebanese pickled turnips and got some great recipes. :)
Also, roast them and eat them! Delicious!
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My grandmother is from Lebanon, and we pickle turnips all the time- they're one of my favorite pickles.
Here is a reliable recipe for them:
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=194990
They turn pink from the beets, too :)
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I wish I had thought of that--pickled turnips are fantastic! They are good on a falafel sandwich or on the side of any rich meal.
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