Baby white turnips

[thunderbug84]

I just bought some beautiful local baby white turnips. What is the best way to use them when they are so fresh and young? Also, can I use the greens in anything (fyi- i do have a juicer if the greens can be juiced). Thanks!

[soupkitten]

the white turnips are great raw or in salads-- can be used any way you'd use daikon or radishes. greens can be used blanched or sauteed or in salads

[AnjLM]

I would pickle them!

[thunderbug84]

Thats exactly what I'm going to do!

[another_adam]

Yes, the greens are great pickled, stir-fried, or cooked in with other dishes! I usually pickle the turnips when they're new and fresh--my favorite is just a quick pickle (salt, let sit ~60mins, rinse, drain & press out some liquid), tossed with some citrus peel, mashed up pickled plum (umeboshi), or flavored vinegar, and maybe a dash of sugar or honey.

A couple nice ideas for the greens can be found here:
http://kcc.fc2web.com/rcp/kab2.htm

[pitu]

sliced raw in salad, or tossed in butter s+p in a fry pan...yum
I don't care for regular turnips, but the golf-ball-sized-and-smaller japanese ones are great
I stir fry the greens, but I don't see why you couldn't juice them.

[jeanmarieok]

are they the white japanese turnips? i worked at the farmer's market this weekend, and they said that the best way to eat them was raw and sliced thin.

[thunderbug84]

Looking at pictures online, it looks like they are the Japanese white turnips. They are pretty tiny. Most are golf ball sized or smaller.