Everyday meals
Mashed turnips (purée de navets)
A smooth, slightly sweet mash made with boiled turnips, butter and milk. It's a simple, comforting winter side dish, often served with lamb.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
213 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 4.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 19.3 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- of which saturated fat
- 7.8 g
- Fiber
- 5.5 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Peel the turnips and the potato, then cut them into even chunks.
- Place the vegetables in a pan of cold salted water and bring to the boil.
- Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, until the turnips are very tender.
- Drain carefully, then return the vegetables to the pan over low heat for 1 minute to dry them out.
- Mash them with a potato masher or blend them, then mix in the butter cut into pieces.
- Gradually stir in the warm milk, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, then serve.
Variations and tips
Celery mash. Add a chopped celery stick to the pan with the turnips for extra flavour.
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Original Ecomely recipe.