over wintered veggies-turnip harvest

While out  working up the terraces today to get them ready for planting I decided to go and check  on my little bed of overwintered turnips and my celery plants I had left for seed this year. To my surprise the celery was growing and bright green and we had some lovely little turnips ready for picking.

I picked enough for a couple of meals for the two of us  and thinned them out where they were a bit cluttered and brought them in for dinner tonight as what better accompaniment to  veggie bacon cheeseburgers than turnip fries and a melon smoothie for dessert. The bunnies and chickens will get a treat of turnips trimmings and small greens.

turnip fries

8 medium turnips

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp paprika

dash salt

dash pepper

1 tsp sugar

2 tbsp flour

Peal and cut turnips into  fry type strips. mix all ingredients in bag , add turnips shake and place coated turnips on lightly greased baking sheet.   Cook on 425 for 15-20 minutes turning once. serve hot