One of the cool things about being involved in the Winter Bounty Project is the ability to astound friends with freshly harvested produce.
This happened last week when we decided to pull up the remaining hakurei turnips to make way for some lettuce that we want to plant in the next week or so. When I cleaned my share of the tiny white turnips, I realized I had at least a gallon–more than I could use. So I brought a bag of turnips and their greens to my friend Margot. They had been pulled from the ground at 10 a.m. and were part of her dinner that night.
Here’s Margot’s report:
They were delicious! I cut up a potato with them, mixed them with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. I preheated the oven to 425 with a cookie sheet in it. When the oven was ready, I put them on the hot cookie sheet and let them cook, for maybe 25 minutes or so. When they were ready I tossed them with the greens, and the heat cooked the greens. Everybody LOVED them. Well okay, not the kids. But all three adults were wanting more. Thank you so much. It so great to cook with real food.
