Receta Turnip Fries (Vegan)
Turnip Fries (Vegan)
Posted on February 25, 2014. Filed under: Accompaniments & Side Dishes | Tags: accompaniment, carbs under 5, vegan, veggies |
No need for potatoes when you can get your fries in a much healthier and tastier way. Surprise your family with this healthy side dish and serve these fantastic fries with the Ready-in-a-Snap Low-Carb Ketchup; that’s an unbeatable combination!
This blog post is continuation to last week’s post. I just thought these fabulous fries deserve a blog post and recipe of their own.
Turnip Fries (Vegan)
- 1 lb (450 g) organic turnips
- 1 teaspoon unrefined sea salt
- 1 tablespoon organic extra virgin olive oil
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
Wash the turnips and pat dry. Peel the turnips. Discard the peels.
Cut the peeled turnips into 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) thick sticks.
Place the turnip sticks in a large bowl. Add the salt and the olive oil.
Toss well until everything is properly mixed.
Place the turnip sticks on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper in a single layer so that the sticks are hardly touching each other.
Bake until golden brown; not too raw but on the other hand not overbaked. This takes approximately 25 minutes.
Serve immediately with the Ready-in-a-Snap Low-Carb Ketchup.
Nutrition information
Protein
Fat
Net carbs
kcal
In total:
4.5 g
15.4 g
19.1 g
235 kcal
Per serving, if 4 servings in total:
1.1 g
3.8 g
4.8 g
59 kcal
Tips for making the turnip fries
First of all, you have to find turnips somewhere. Even better if you find organic ones. Depending on where you live, you might find them from the nearest grocery store, or maybe you have to try to search for them from the farthest corner of the whole foods market. Turnip is unfortunately an undervalued root vegetable. I hope it would be easier to find and also more used in recipes.
These fries are really easy to make, although it takes some time to wash and peel the turnips and cut them into thick sticks. But, that’s exactly what you would have to do also for potatoes when making traditional fries.
My best tip is, that try to cut the sticks equally thick. That ensures even cooking.
The turnip fries taste best when they are not too raw but on the other hand not overbaked — which in turn makes them soft and mushy. In my oven 25 minutes is the ideal time. You can take a peek after 20 minutes and check if the fries are done.
So, how to make these tasty fries?
Just wash and pat dry the turnips and peel them.
Cut into 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) thick sticks…
Place the turnip sticks in a large bowl.
Add the salt and olive oil.
Toss well until everything is properly mixed.
Place the turnip sticks on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper in a single layer so that the sticks are hardly touching each other. Bake until golden brown, not too raw but not mushy and overbaked.
My turnip fries experiments
I have to admit, that this recipe didn’t need extensive experimenting — it just happened. Basically I needed something catchy-looking for my Ready-in-a-Snap Low-Carb Ketchup. What could be catchier than fries?
Because potato is out of question for me, I was pondering other options. It was a couple of years ago that I made fries from rutabaga. The rutabaga fries were nice, but they tasted quite strong.
This time I bought a big bag of organic turnips from the local grocery store. I tried to remember how I had baked my rutabaga fries, since unfortunately I hadn’t written down any notes on that.
First, I washed the turnips and peeled them. Then I cut the turnips into 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) thick sticks, which I thought was the ideal thickness for fries. I tossed the sticks with 1 teaspoon unrefined sea salt and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Then I just placed them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and baked them in the preheated oven.
I was closely observing the fries and after 25 minutes they were perfect. I was completely surprised how good the turnip fries tasted and how easy the whole thing was! No need for further experiments. Phew! That was much easier than expected!
Tips for variation
In case you consider the taste of turnips too strong or otherwise unpleasant, you can try to cover it with different spices. Add the spices at the same time with salt and olive oil. I highly recommend to use ketchup (a healthy option is the Ready-in-a-Snap Low-Carb Ketchup, my goodness, that was already the fourth time when I link to that recipe in this post… sorry…), which also covers the flavor characteristic of turnips and simply goes perfectly with these healthier fries.
You can also add 1 tablespoon raw organic apple cider vinegar for reaching that salt-and-vinegar flavor. Add the ACV together with the salt and oil.
If you have a deep-fryer, you can naturally deep-fry these fries. Just be sure to choose a healthy oil for frying. I would suggest coconut oil, but that easily becomes expensive. Also for baking in the oven, if you are afraid of heating olive oil to high temperatures, you can try other fats as well for baking.
In case you cannot find turnips, rutabaga is also a nice option. However, personally I prefer turnips, their taste is milder than that of rutabaga.
P.S. I’m currently concentrating on writing and photographing my recipe book which I’m going to publish as Kindle version on 20th of March. There is still a lot to do, so I will keep these blog posts short and sweet — and recipes really simple. I’ll tell more details about the book soon, and I have a surprise for you! Stay tuned!
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