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How to prepare turnips
Here's a method for obtaining ready-to-cook turnips from fresh turnips, and how to trim, peel and carve them.
15 K
15 min.
Easy
1.30 €
750 g
1 IngredientLast modified on: May 21th 2025
For 750 g, you will need:
- 1
800 g turnips - Total weight: 800 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Ideally, of course, you should have fresh, beautiful radishes with their tops.
Stage 2
Start by cutting off the tops.
Note that you don't necessarily have to throw them away or compost them. You can use them in a recipe for turnip greens soup or pesto, for example.
Note that you don't necessarily have to throw them away or compost them. You can use them in a recipe for turnip greens soup or pesto, for example.
Stage 3
Once the tops have been removed, a small piece of stalk remains on the turnip, which can be kept on small turnips that will be cooked whole.
Stage 4
If not, cut off the top of the turnip.
Stage 5
There's going to be a little bit of green left, that's normal, we'll deal with it later.
Stage 6
Turn the turnip over and cut out the root.
Stage 7
No green this time.
Stage 8
Peel around the turnip using a vegetable peeler.
Stage 9
If you want to keep a small piece of stem (small turnips), turn around it with the peeler...
Stage 10
...or peel it all off.
Stage 11
Remove the green part from the top, best done with an apple scoop or, failing that, a small spoon.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 15 min.
That's it, your turnip is ready, do this with all the others, then wash and dry them.
Your turnips are ready to use in your recipe.
Your turnips are ready to use in your recipe.
Remarks
When turnips are fresh, some chefs believe that you don't need a peeler to peel them, that the back of a spoon, slipped under the skin, is enough. But for us amateurs, the peeler comes in very handy.
Keeping: Bake during the day.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 8 RDI=3 % | 60 RDI=5 % | 0 | 260 RDI=10 % | 1,070 RDI: 10 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 RDI=0 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 0 | 30 RDI=2 % | 130 RDI: 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 750 g : 1.30 €
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