List of recipes using Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: 8 recipes

Super-green, super-thrifty soup

It's all too easy to just throw away the leaves or other green parts of our usual fresh vegetables. This is a real shame, because most of them can be cooked, as in this very green soup that uses up radish tops, spring onion greens and pea pods. I'm sure you'll get how it's "green" in every sense:...
June 24^th 202033 K 55 min.

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...
April 10^th 201953 K 45 min.

"Au vert" beef

A piece of beef of your choice, grilled and accompanied by sautéed greens and beet tops.
June 18^th 202311 K 40 min.

Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms

Tenderloin steaks pan-fried with rosemary, served with beetroot tops and mushroom duxelles in a cream sauce.
May 15^th 202217 K 30 min.

Gratin of beet tops and potatoes

In a very classic gratin, here's a pairing that's a little less classic: beet tops with potatoes. The tops add a slight bitterness that complements the sweetness of the potatoes, cream and cheese.
October 8^th 202311 K 55 min.

Polenta with beetroot tops

Creamy polenta with beetroot tops just briefly wilted in a frying pan with spring onion.
June 8^th 202217 K 35 min.

The strange gratin

Here is a recipe for a gratin that is a little unusual in its ingredients, which allows the use of vegetable tops and leftover cheese, but for a very successful taste despite everything.
July 20^th 202220 K 1 hour 30 min.

Carrot-top pesto

You will no doubt be familiar with classic pesto. Here is an alternative, zero-waste version using carrot tops for a surprising pesto, full of fresh flavour.
September 16^th 202039 K 20 min.