Turnips are a fantastic root vegetable–why did I not include them in my diet sooner?!? My favorite way to enjoy them is cubed into pieces tossed into a soup to cook (like my favorite Manhattan Clam Chowder), or sliced into fries that I bake in the oven.
I saw a recipe on Megan’s blog that sounded delicious for a side dish: Roasted Honey Balsamic Parsnips. When I went to make the recipe, however, I realized I had used all my parsnips. Instead, all I had were turnips.
So I rolled with it.
Besides the exchange of parsnips for turnips, I followed her directions pretty well. The result was a great side dish that would compliment many different types of meals.
Honey Balsamic Turnips (serves 2 as side dish)
- 2 turnips, peeled and cubed
- EVOO
- 1/2 t. dried rosemary
- 1 t. raw honey
- 2 t. balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 t. sea salt
Directions: Preheat oven to 425°F. In a bowl, lightly coat turnip cubes with EVOO (I used my Misto), and then toss with the rosemary and sea salt. Spread the turnips onto a baking sheet, and roast them in the oven for 20 minutes. Just before the 20 minutes is up, heat the honey to thin it out a bit, and them combine with the balsamic vinegar. Remove turnips from the oven, toss with the honey/balsamic mixture, place the turnips back in the oven for another 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
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Hmm, I’m not wild about turnips, but they grow really well around here, so I’ll have to remember this recipe when I have a bunch of them in my garden this coming summer! Because by the time anything is covered with honey and balsamic, I’m pretty sure I’ll love it
This sounds amazing. I actually really love turnips!
I keep seeing parsnips at the grocery store, so I’ll definitely have to pick some up to try this recipe. I never really cook with them, but I love switching it up in the kitchen!
I’ve never had a turnip! I think for some reason they are intimidating. They look yummy though.
I am a huge turnip fan! They make awesome fries and once I even made them Hasselback-style. Rosemary is a favorite too… muct try this!
I’m like you – turnips are just something that I don’t think about very often, but I love them when I make them. This is a great, simple recipe (sometimes that’s the BEST kind) and great to get an extra serving of veggies in your diet). BTW – did you know turnips are next week’s #MMAZ ingredient? You should link this post!
Nice! You’re already ready to go!
I regularly eat roasted turnips in my daily salads. In the winter, I eat whatever fresh veggies I can find, and while I usually go for peppers and radishes from my garden in the summer, those get replaced with onions, turnips, and celery in the winter. Those three veggies, roasted, with any seasonings I am feeling like at the time are my go-tos!
I discovered I really like Turnips recently too! I love roasting them with fennel, cauliflower, broccoli and balsamic then mixing them with goat cheese. Ugh, I miss goat cheese already and I’m only on day one of the paleo challenge! What did I get myself into!?!? Hope you had a marvelous Monday!
A few years back I got into parsnips (parsnip fries are amazing!) but for some reason never tried trunips. I will have to give this recipe a try. Hope you have a good first week back at work!
I’m not sure I’ve had parsnips or turnips… wow, I need to expand my horizons! I just recently realized how much I love roasted veggies and these look yummy!
wow oh wow, genius. Why haven’ t i thought about this? They look like potatoes! YUM!
YUM! That looks and sounds delicious! I rarely eat turnips; I could probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve had them, actually! Crazy but I guess it’s just one of those vegetables that I never buy. You make them look great – I’ll have to keep this recipe in the back of my mind! Have a great rest of the week, Michelle.
I’ve always been quite intimidated by turnips & not sure how to really cook them. Guess after this recipe, I now have no excuse Ha Ha!
I’ve never cooked a parsnip or turnip but I’ve eaten them in salads before and pretty sure that anything with a balsamic glaze is delic- I’ll have to try this!
I’ve actually never tried turnips! I need to remedy that soon!
I don’t know why I have neglected turnips for so long, either! I picked some up this weekend for a recipe challenge, but had some leftover. I made some turnip ‘chips,’ which I subsequently devoured. I’m pretty sure that roasted turnips–along with roasted cabbage, another unsung yum–are going to be in heavy rotation for awhile.
Mhm! I have never heard of mixing balsamic and honey, but I love the sound of it! Tangy/sweet is one of my favorite flavor combinations.
I also only started including turnips in my diet recently…but they’re super tasty, I agree.