Turnip top soup
It may no longer be widely known these days, but the leafy tops of certain root vegetables are edible, so it's a shame to waste them.
Better still, the leaves can be made into interesting accompaniments for their root vegetable, or soups with amazing flavours.
In this recipe, I will show you how to make a soup with turnip and radish leaves.
Better still, the leaves can be made into interesting accompaniments for their root vegetable, or soups with amazing flavours.
In this recipe, I will show you how to make a soup with turnip and radish leaves.
47K 6 3.8
Last modified on: April 10th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:
200 g turnip (or other vegetable) tops
2 
2 
50 g 
1 litre 500 ml 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 17 min. | 25 min. | 42 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Rescue 200 g turnip (or other vegetable) tops.
These might be from turnips and radishes bought for another recipe, or if you go to the market, for example, stall holders will probably give them to you for nothing, as customers generally ask for them to be taken off.
These might be from turnips and radishes bought for another recipe, or if you go to the market, for example, stall holders will probably give them to you for nothing, as customers generally ask for them to be taken off.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Melt 50 g butter in a large saucepan on medium heat. When it begins to froth, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 6
Add the vegetable tops to the pan and stir round until...
Stage 7 - 4 min.
...they wilt and shrink down into the butter and shallots.
Note: depending on the quantity of leaves, you can do this in batches.
Note: depending on the quantity of leaves, you can do this in batches.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Pour in 1 litre 500 ml water and add the potato slices. Salt and pepper again.
Stage 9 - 20 min.
Simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Take off the heat and blend, then check the seasoning.
Stage 11
Your turnip top soup is ready.
Remarks
The quantity of leaves in this recipe is for guidance only, so use whatever you have to hand.
As soon as they are separated from their roots, these vegetable tops wilt very rapidly, so they should be freshly picked and used quickly. If you need to defer making your soup, cut the tops off the fresh vegetables and seal in a plastic bag with a piece of dampened absorbant paper, then these will keep in the fridge for a day or two.
For more flavour, use vegetable stock instead of water.
As soon as they are separated from their roots, these vegetable tops wilt very rapidly, so they should be freshly picked and used quickly. If you need to defer making your soup, cut the tops off the fresh vegetables and seal in a plastic bag with a piece of dampened absorbant paper, then these will keep in the fridge for a day or two.
For more flavour, use vegetable stock instead of water.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, wrapped in plastic.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 688 Kcal or 2,881 Kj | 7 gr | 69 gr | 42 gr |
| 34 % | 3 % | 7 % | 6 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 32 Kcal or 134 Kj | < 1 gr | 3 gr | 2 gr |
| 2 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 litre 500 ml : 0.75 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Soup Cornouaillaise, Langoustine sabayon tart, Leek and Jerusalem artichoke soup, How to rehydrate dried mushrooms, Aperitif rolls, ... All |
 | Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: "Au vert" beef, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, The strange gratin, Polenta with beetroot tops, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Langoustine sabayon tart, Boulangère potatoes, Cream sauce with Vin Jaune, Spinach on toast with bechamel, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", ... All |
 | Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sarladaise potatoes, Chicken Brussels pie, Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon, Frichti from Bruxelles, Auvergnat tartines, ... All |
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