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    Hakurei Turnip and Apple Salad

    By trkingmomoe on Sat, 01/18/2014 - 11:56pm |

    Now you are probably wondering what a hakurei turnip is?  It has been cultivated in Japan for thousands of years.  I had never seen or tasted one until it was in my CSA share.  It is a very mild and crisp vegetable that is wonderful in salads.  It can also be cooked as well as it’s greens.  You don’t need to peel it to eat.  Hakurei turnips can be found in Asian markets.

    To the right the white vegetable is a hakurei turnip. The greens are cilantro behind a gala apple.  This is a very quick and easy salad to make.  It is low in calories because it can be dressed with just a squeeze of a lime.  I used bottled lime salad dressing

     

     

    Hakurei Turnip and Apple Salad

    1 hakurei turnip

    1 apple

    1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

    cilantro leaves

    lime juice

    salt

    smoked paprika

    cayenne pepper

    Cut hakurei turnip into  match sticks.

             Don’t peel apple and cut it into match          sticks. 

     

     

     

    Toss together in a bowl with a few cilantro leaves and shredded cheddar cheese.  Dress with a little lime juice and one shake of the salt shaker and a sprinkle of smoked paprika.  You can add a tiny bit of cayenne pepper to taste.  Fresh simple salad to add to a meal.

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    You can make this salad with kohlrabi instead of hakurie turnip. Kohlrabi is easier to find. It is also mild flavored and can be eaten raw. The original recipe called for kohlrabi but I have so many of these hakurie turnips and needed to find a new way to eat them.  The original recipe called for coriander leaves.  I have been getting cilantro every week. I have never seen coriander leaves locally here.  I have even dried cilantro in my oven and now have two small jars of it.  I found this recipe inspiration on a food blog in the UK.  Kraft makes a lime vinaigrette dressing.  I bought a very small bottle of it and it is very good.  A little bit goes a long way.


    by trkingmomoe on Sun, 01/19/2014 - 12:32am