Baby Pink Turnips
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This item was last sold on : 02/25/10
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Description/Taste
Pretty in pink, these tasty turnip babies offer great flavor and texture. Baby turnips are steadily gaining culinary popularity and are deliciously and frequently turning up in fine restaurants.
Nutritional Value
Rich in vitamins and minerals, turnips are a good source of vitamin C, complex carbohydrates, and contain about twenty-seven calories in a three ounce serving. Turnips provide a source of protein, dietary fiber, calcium and offer a fair amount of potassium and folic acid. The leaves, called turnip tops or turnip greens, are the highest-ranked vegetable in terms of nutrition. They contain B-complex vitamins, magnesium, potassium and are very high in vitamin A and vitamin C. Eating five daily servings of fruits and vegetables lowers the chances of cancer. A recent study found that eating nine or ten daily servings of fruits and vegetables, combined with three servings of low-fat dairy products, were effective in lowering blood pressure.
Applications
Blanch baby pink turnips; add their sweet-tangy turnipy-flavored goodness and color to enhance a variety of salads. Blanched baby turnips especially love the company of fresh peas. Enjoy simply as a healthy snack. Yogurt dips pair well. Smother in an Asian sweet chili and garlic sauce for a taste bud treat. Turnips and potatoes marry well. Perfect size for soups and stews. To store, keep refrigerated in a plastic bag.
Geography/History
Locally grown in California at Coastal Organics, Specialty Produce proudly promotes local growers, ranchers, farmers and the California farming industry. Cultivated for centuries for both culinary and medicinal purposes, turnips, species Brassica rapa, are believed to have origins in Scandinavia or Russia. Northern Europe has considered them a staple food for a very long time. Not especially loved in America, turnips were grown in Virginia in 1609 but strong flavors of the mustard family for some reason were never favored by taste buds in the United States. Especially in the Orient, vegetable bitterness and bite have always been appreciated as well as in Austria, France, Switzerland, Great Britain and throughout Europe. In this country, however, turnips have been stereotyped as being used only as an ingredient in stew. Although many Americans ignore turnips and won't admit it if they really do like them, turnips are popular in the southern region of the United States.
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