Roasted Turnip "Fries"

Another vegetable that we received in our first share of farm veggies was the turnip. Again, neither of us had extensively tried turnip recipes, so we were excited to do some research on them. We had both heard that you could fairly easily mash them and create a "mashed potato" type dish, but we wanted to try something different first. So, we found a Turnip fry recipe and altered it to our liking.

Ingredients:
Turnips (We used 4, definitely the more the merrier here)
1T Olive oil
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Paprika, to taste
Garlic powder, to taste
Rosemary (or another herb of choice), to taste



Directions:
Step 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Clean turnips and cut off and discard greens (technically you could do something with the turnip greens, but we chose not to this time).
Step 2. Coarsely peel turnips (the original recipe called for peeled turnips, but we did a few swipes with the knife and kept the rest- after all, that's where the nutrients are right).
Step 3.Dice up turnips or slice into french fry shapes depending on size of turnips. Toss with olive oil in a bowl. Set aside.




Step 4. In separate bowl combine the rest of the ingredients (spices and herbs, any combination, to taste).



Step 5. Toss the turnips with the spice mixture and then spread out on a baking sheet that has been covered with foil (the foil will help prevent sticking and an impossible clean-up).



Step 6. Roast in the oven for about 20minutes or until soft on the inside.

The final picture of the turnips is combined with the kale salad and stuffed chicken under the stuffed chicken recipe.

ENJOY!!