Merry Christmas everyone! It’s no longer Christmas here in India. But I’m not ready to lose the holiday spirit. Today’s recipe will be super quick and simple. Radishes and turnips, with the turnip greens in a light thyme butter sauce. Both turnips and radishes have lots of nutrients. I added turnips to mellow out the strong flavor of radish. I also added the turnip greens, which are slightly bitter. Turnip greens are an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), vitamin C, folate, copper, manganese, dietary fiber, calcium, vitamin Eand vitamin B6. They are a very good source of potassium, magnesium, pantothenic acid, vitamin B2, iron and phosphorus.
All in all this recipe takes just 10 minutes to make. Makes an excellent healthy side dish or vegetarian holiday side.
Buttered Radishes with Thyme
Ingredients
- 1 bunch turnips with greens
- 1 bunch radish
- 1 tbsp butter or substitute such as olive oil
- Fresh thyme
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Slice the turnips and radishes in half, rinse well.
- Roughly chop the turnip greens.
- In a saucepan, heat 1 tbsp of butter (you can add a bit of oil so it doesn't brown too fast) .
- Once warm, add the turnips and radishes and about 3 sprigs of thyme.
- Toss well.
- Add a few tbsps of water and cover for about 1 minute.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve!
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Maggie