OK: strawberries, radishes, Boston Lettuce, Arugula, Romaine - those I could identify. I was pretty confident that those white things with leafy stems were turnips. And while I initially thought I was looking at red celery (?!), a quick internet search confirmed the suspicion that it was rhubarb. Surprisingly, the thing that took the longest to identify was a leafy green that was a little red/purple at the stem. Figured it was some kind of lettuce, but when I mentioned the red stem to Mom over the phone, she thought it might be Swiss Chard. Turns out it's just plain ole spinach.
I feel this will be a very educational experience for me.
I think I may attempt some sort of Strawberry Rhubarb something-or-other on Sunday. And I will definitely be making a ton of salad dressing to go with all those greens.
Now, what on earth do you do with a turnip?
2 comments:
We ended up with turnips a couple summers ago, and I had the same reaction - what to do?! I ended up chopping them like I would potatoes and roasting with olive oil, salt, and pepper - YUM!!! I actually prefer them over potatoes, now! (Long story short - I treat them exactly like potatoes
I was gonna say, too, that the only thing I've ever done w a turnip is roast it.... I did it in the fall with winter vegetables, like sweet potatoes, carrots and randomly parnsip. Sounds fun. Enjoy all that yummy freshness!
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