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ProfessorGAC

(69,854 posts)
Sun Apr 30, 2023, 04:24 PM Apr 2023

Made A Turnip Puree Today

I was going to make seared scallops with a butter sauce. While getting produce, the idea of making a turnip puree popped into my head.
Three turnips, cut into about 1" cubes,boiled until soft. Put a half cup of milk & about 2 ounces of half & half in the blender. Added a pinch of salt, a bit of cinnamon, a pinch of brown sugar and a couple of spoonfuls of the boiling water from the turnip pot.
Then added the strained turnips & pulsed the blender. Then I added one drop of vanilla extract & a little more salt.
My wife flipped over them.
I served them as a bed for the scallops. I prepared both plates so they looked pretty. Should have taken a pic. Too late now.
I had julienned yellow peppers, dice shallots, and mushrooms with white wine as the veggie.
The puree was the best part of the dish & we love scallops.
Glad I thought to try it.

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Made A Turnip Puree Today (Original Post) ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 OP
That sounds absolutely delicious. Diamond_Dog Apr 2023 #1
Thanks ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #2
Oops, at first I read that as "Trump Puree". eppur_se_muova Apr 2023 #3
You Know... ProfessorGAC May 2023 #4

ProfessorGAC

(69,854 posts)
2. Thanks
Sun Apr 30, 2023, 05:06 PM
Apr 2023

A bit ago I heard my wife talking on the phone with her friend & she was telling her about the puree. She used the word "delicious". I think I did good!

ProfessorGAC

(69,854 posts)
4. You Know...
Mon May 1, 2023, 06:02 AM
May 2023

...I actually wondered if that would happen. The idea of him falling into a giant blender is quite an appealing image!

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