Butter-Cooked Turnips with Snow Peas

It was my first time to try turnips this way. Not too shabby! I modified this recipe provided by our CSA.

Butter-Cooked Turnips with Snow Peas

·1 small bunch hakurei turnips (about 6)

 1/2 - 1 cup snow peas

·2 tablespoons butter

1 head of green garlic

1 tsp red pepper flakes

·Salt and  pepper

Remove the turnips from their greens. Peel the outer skin and cut them into pieces roughly the same size (about 1 inch pieces). Trim the ends of the peas and cut them into 1 inch sections.

Remove any turnip greens that are very yellowed or are falling apart. Wash and trim away the bottoms (where the leaf attaches to the turnip). Roll into a cigar and cut 1 inch sections of the leaves.

Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in a large pan. Once the butter has melted, add in the turnips and green garlic and toss to coat them thoroughly with the butter. Cook for two minutes.

Add in the peas and season generously with salt & pepper and red pepper flakes. Toss everything again to make sure it’s all coated with butter and evenly seasoned. Cook another minute.

Add the greens to the pan and toss again to combine. Continue to cook until the greens are still bright green but have wilted – about 4 minutes. Adjust seasoning as necessary and serve.