Continuing on with the theme of making dinner and having lunch ready for the next day, this turnip salad uses one of my favorite ways to eat this root vegetable: roasted. This particular salad is using the same turnips from this barley bowl. The turnips are roasted with sesame seeds, soy sauce, and honey which makes them just a little sweet which is great when paired with the earthiness of the quinoa/turnips. If you can find them, Hakurei turnips are perfect for this turnip salad.
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If you can't tell yet, these turnips are a favorite of mine and I've found numerous uses for them. The barley bowl is a great dinner while this salad makes for a great side or lunch. However, a few ways to change it up:
Noodle Bowl: Top cooked soba or udon noodles with these turnips and an easy teriyaki sauce.
Vegan: Swap out the honey for a bit of maple syrup or leave it out completely.
Root Vegetables: If you have an assortment of root vegetables hanging around the refrigerator, toss them in with the turnips. Carrots, beets, parsnips, and rutabagas all great when roasted with a bit of soy sauce/honey.
Turnips are one of the vegetables that is easy to ignore but shouldn't. They have what I find to be the perfect balance of butteriness and earthiness (compared to other roots that are all earthy flavor). They are great roasted, grilled, and can be thrown into stir fries.
Yum, this looks healthy and tasty! I don't do nearly enough with turnips. I think they're so underrated.
Love your recipes, but would like to see the nutritional information added.
Timing is PERFECT! I just got a huge bag full of turnips from my CSA...and kale. Now I know just what to do. Love getting these inspirations! Thank you.
Going to give this one a go. Love the sweet,salty,unctuous, bitter and umami qualities in this recipe. I may swing it a little Asian w baby boy choy and beech mushrooms. Thanks Ella:)
This Looks really good! I had been looking for turnip recipes! This seems like a good sour ce of inspiration! Thanks for sharing! pinned for later!
Yum!!! This sounds delicious! I love that you give the alternatives for serving...the noodle bowl sound perfect. xo
I've never eaten turnips before (they kinda scare me) but maybe I'll try this! It sounds tasty!
Oh yum! I love the flavour combo of sesame, soy sauce, scallions, and cilantro. So delicious. I don't think I've ever cooked turnips before so this looks like the perfect recipe to try!
Yummy!!!
Made this as described, but using the Soba variation suggested. First time my husband hasn't complained when eating turnips. Thanks for the recipe!
Made this for dinner. It was great!