How to Roast Turnips

Turnips are delicious when treated well by the cook. Roasted turnips are a delight and can be made either soft or crispy, depending on the technique.

Ingredients

1
Select the turnips. When purchasing turnips, look for those that are firm with a springy top. Avoid any with soft patches, blemishes, or that feel too light when picked up.
2
Make crisp roasted turnips. These need to be cooked in their own dish to achieve crispiness:
- Prepare the turnips. Choose smaller sized turnips and peel them. They can be roasted whole or cut into chunks if preferred.
- Roll the peeled turnips or chunks of turnips in olive oil.
- Add them to the roasting/baking dish and place in the oven.
- Bake in a moderate oven until tender. They should be turned once or twice during the roasting. Small turnips roast in about 25 minutes, while larger chunks can take another 5 minutes.
3
Make soft roasted turnips. In this method, prepare large chunks of turnips. Simply add them to an already roasting piece of meat or poultry to roast in the juices. These chunks should be added about an hour before the estimated finish time for the roast.
- Turnip chunks can also be mixed in with other vegetables being roasted, such as potatoes, carrots, swedes, etc.