Add cream, and process soup using an immersion blender until smooth. It slices easily, cooks quickly, and is totally gratinworthy. A vermont heirloom root crop with a long story as well as a long history. Ingredients 1 large gilfeather turnip washed, peeled and grated about 5 cups, grated 34 cup or more vegetable oil for frying 2 eggs, lightly beaten 34 cup.
Wardsboro population may only be 854, but there is enough pride, energy and enthusiasm here for thousands. Glifeather and his turnip was given by christel in the library. This can be as rustic or elegant as you like leave the vegetables roughly chopped and unpureed if you prefer, or. The gilfeather conspicuously lacks the expected bite of a turnip or rutabaga. Creamy turnip soup recipe real food mother earth news. Gilfeather turnip soup recipe turn vermonts unique state vegetable into a hearty soup the perfect way to enjoy the gilfeather turnip s unique and creamy. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown. Ask an adult to blend the soup so that it becomes delicious and creamy. A handy recipe sheet showing the key stages and instructions on how to make some yummy vegetable soup.
Come bask in turnip soup, mashed turnip, and try several turnip tastings. Even if you try and add a sensual adjective like creamy turnip soup, turnip soup just recalls bygone days of charles dickens and hungry orphans. This is a subtly spiced, super easy slow cooker meal. When the onions were soft and translucent i added one large, grapefruit size, peeled and sliced gilfeather turnip and one peeled and diced russet potato and enough vegetable broth to. When officially tested, the university of vermont claimed that the gilfeather is indeed genetically a turnip, but still the debate continues, with some seed companies listing the plant under. Add the turnips and continue to cook, stirring often, until the turnips are translucent and the leeks thoroughly tender, about 5 minutes. Red lentils make the soup more filling and lemon is just perfect in everywhere. Turnip greens have a more certain presence for southern eaters, but. Naturally creamy and slightly sweet, and quite filling too. The gigantic turnip by aleksey nikolayevich tolstoy. Mar 02, 2020 this recipe for cream of turnip soup can be used as a meal on its own and would be served with a big slice of homemade wheaten bread or it can be used as a starter followed by a few slices of ham and tomatoes. The best vegan turnip soup recipes on yummly vegan nabe or hot pot with miso, chickpea and turnip stew with ethiopian spices, mediterranean vegetable stew. Wandering around old montreal one brisk summer evening, we came upon a rustic eastern european restaurant. In this recipe, the humble turnip is transformed into a rich turnip soup made creamy with just 1 tablespoon of butter.
When officially tested, the university of vermont claimed that the gilfeather is indeed genetically a turnip, but still the debate continues, with some seed companies listing the plant under their rutabaga category. Some of the recipes weve had to cut back on the sugar because theres so much sugar in the turnip. Cream of potato and turnip soup soup serves 4 1h turnips have a mild taste and silkiness thats ideal for soups. Wardsboro, near the states southern border, is the home of the gilfeather turnip. The enormous turnip vegetable soup recipe sheet twinkl. Right now, im fairly sure that the citizens of wardsboro, vermont pop. Swede is one nickname given to rutabaga, a root vegetable that looks like a turnip with a sunny disposition. Her fans, as well as soup connoisseurs, are sure to lap this book up eagerly. We didnt know that beyond juneau, alaska, the last frontier and baton rouge, louisiana the pelican state, there existed all manner of state symbols and icons. Gilfeather turnip soup i sauteed one medium onion, diced, and two large cloves of garlic, minced, in one tablespoon of butter and one tablespoon of grape seed oil. Sweet potatoes, white potatoes and a turnip are cooked in a mixture chicken broth and heavy slow cooker root vegetable tagine. You dont even need to add potatoes, turnip leads the show just fine. Roasted gilfeather turnips with truffle salt, creamy white beans, and crispy onions from chef olivia roszkowski, of the natural gourmet institute. Live music will play at your back, entertainment for the kids at your feet, and gilfeather turnips at your tongue.
Milder and sweeter than either a turnip or rutabaga and not woody even at softball size. Turnip soup with knorr vegetable soup mix recipe group recipes. Turnip green soup recipes savoy cabbage and celery root soup with leek confit foodista black pepper, dijon mustard, confit, large garlic cloves, brown basmati rice and 11 more. Add the turnips, potatoes, water or stock, salt to taste, and the bouquet garni.
Either way, it is a creamy thick soup that captures the rich earthy taste that is ireland. Serves 4 you can serve up a bowl of soup for supper and most people will be happy. It takes place in the wardsboro town hall and under tents on main street, rain or shine. Irish cream of turnip soup recipe irish food recipes. He placed a hefty specimum in my hand before we each packed up our books and vegetables at the scottsdale eileen fisher store. Turnip soup with rosemary and black pepper the splendid table. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Heal your gut with easy turnipleek soup alex jamieson. Look up gilfeather turnip then go to local harvest to find who is growing them. The gilfeather turnip is sweet, creamy and buttery.
This recipe doesnt have that many ingredients and its super simple, but it really is a great sample of less is more. The gilfeather turnip vermonts homegrown vegetable. Wardsboros famed turnip festival returns the th annual gilfeather turnip festival is scheduled for saturday, october 24, from 10 a. Gilfeather turnip recipes turnip souffle turnip soup. Celebrate the heirloom gilfeather turnip with this recipe for turnip soup, then join the friends of wardsboro library for the annual gilfeather turnip festival. Turnip lovers listen up globetrotting the boston globe. This simple, coldweather soup is best served hot, but it also satisfies when consumed cold the next day, as a winter vichyssoise with turnips instead of spuds. The 3rd edition of the gilfeather turnip cookbook honoring the vermont state vegetable. Puree all or just part of the soup, depending on whether you like a smooth soup or one with some texture. Cover and cook on low until vegetables are very soft, about6 hours. The leaves are more tender than collards and have a milder flavor. Soup and tastings are available for take out or to enjoy at a sitdown lunch.
John mcclendon, a farmer in the phoenix area, is one who grows gilfeather rutabagas. Once again jan brett brings an original twist to a favorite folktale. In a large saucepan over a medium heat warm a little oil then add the grated carrot and turnip. Root vegetable comfort vanja surprised me with a trip to montreal for my 50th birthday. I opted out of the knorr vegetable soup mix and left out the additional salt and cut the recipe in nearly half. I often make a thick, pureed soup with just carrots and onions, but since i got a couple of turnips fresh from my garden i decided to mix them in too. The lodge at woodloch spa resorts in pa official site. Third, and most remarkable of all, in the midst of all this hoopdeedoo every october about singing turnip songs, wearing turnip tshirts, eating turnip soup, touting turnip cookbooks, and entering turnip contests, farmer john gilfeather s turnip was named vermonts official state vegetable in 2016. Gilfeather turnip festival tshirts, turnip logo gifts, and more. The enormous turnip displays several different characteristics of a traditional literature book. Wardsboros famed turnip festival returns vermont news guide. Ive got a few fun posts lined up a cookbook trailer will go live soon.
In a heavy 8quart pot, saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil over medium heat until tender and turning golden, about 5 minutes. Delicious hardy greens may be dug from under snow all winter. Combine stock, turnips, potatoes, onion, garlic, thyme sprigs, salt, and pepper in a 6quart slow cooker. The lodge at woodloch embraces a philosophy of personal awakening. Wardsboro farmer john gilfeather could never have imagined that one day his town and the state of vermont would celebrate and honor his humble tuber that he first propagated in the early. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The event involves most of main street, including the wardsboro town hall, the methodist church vestry and the wardsboro public librarys red barn. A friends of the wardsboro library fundraising publication, hand bound with twig and twine, 200 pages, paperback. Turnips were sold outside the town hall as well as hot turnip soup, the latest, turnip cookbook, etc. Low ceilings, a piano and the food smelled like home. Hearty rutabaga, turnip and carrot soup leslie beck. Simmer for approximately 2025 minutes or until all the ingredients are tender. Twist off the tops, if attached, leaving about half an inch of stems. State vegetable takes over village the berkshire eagle.
Our most trusted turnip soup with knorr vegetable soup mix recipes. Honoring the state vegetable in wardsboro vermonts local banquet. With the help of all the family members and even some farm animals they eventually free the enormous turnip from the ground. Jan 05, 2016 turnip and potato soup its a new year, which means many folks are just starting or restarting a new healthy eating adventure. Its best served with crusty bread and some olive oil. Quick fix soups has to be one of the best soup books i have ever seen, the way it is presented, the. Heat oil in a large stock pot over mediumhigh heat and cook onion for about 5 minutes until soft. With nod from state, gilfeather turnip festival to be. Add leek, celery and garlic and saute until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Cook, stirring often, until leeks are beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Gilfeather turnip herbs and rare seeds nichols garden nursery. This is good either left in rustic chunks or liquidised. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until the turnip is tender.
Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, toss the turnip greens or spinach in a medium bowl with carrot, scallion greens, vinegar, the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and pinch of salt and pepper. John gilfeather first began selling his farmoriginal rutabaga, calling it a turnip as rutabagas are often called in vermont, in the late 1800s, jealously protecting his propriety by careful trimming of the tops and roots to prevent unauthorized reproduction of his genetic treasure. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot or dutch oven and add the leeks. In sum, the real allure of the gilfeather turnip is its sweetness and interesting texture. Recently named the vermont state vegetable, the gilfeather turnip is an heirloom variety that is sweeter than most turnips likely due to some rutabaga influence in its ancestral line. He placed a hefty specimum in my hand before we each packed up our books and vegetables at. You are able to reconnect to creative and stressrelieving outlets that will continue to benefit you. A cocky rooster steps in and pulls, sending him into the air, holding onto the turnip. May 27, 2012 saute over medium heat and stir until well coated with the oil then add cauliflower and turnip and cook for 10 minutes add ginger, ocean sea salt and pepper, yeast flakes, parsley and stir well add chicken stock and bring to boil stirring a couple of times reduce heat and cover, cooking for 20 minutes transfer to blender and puree. Turnip soup with yogurt, compliments of vinlands chef david. Jan 30, 2007 using them for soup, though, is a waste, as they are considered of the salad turnip type, meaning absolutely fabulously sweet just raw try them grated on salads. Food blogger and famed nyc chef rozanne gold writes, this turnip attracts attention because it does not behave like a turnip, nor look like a turnip.
George faces a troublesome komodo dragon that has slithered into his fam. The gilfeather turnip is a slow food ark of taste product, which makes it worth seeking out. If you are using the more traditional turnip, like purpletop globe, then do peel them and wash well. In a large flameproof casserole over medium heat, melt the butter. While the turnip can be traced back to asia minor some 4000 years ago, the rutabaga is a relative newcomer to the vegetable world making its appearance in europe in the 14th century. When hot, add the olive oil, wait a few moments, then swirl around to coat the bottom of the pan. October 24, 2020 saturday rain, snow or shine 2020 news release of this years event cookbook available online and it is also on sale at the library, 170 main street, wardsboro vt. The gilfeather turnip does not develop a woody texture as some oversized root vegetables might, and when cooked, either steamed or roasted, its sweet and creamy, provided its harvested postfrost. Or transfer to a blender, and remove center piece of blender lid to. A popular feature of the festival every year is the free tasting of turnip. Also delicious was the addition of fresh thyme leaves from my window box. Great as a side dish, or, if you make small latkes, as an appetizer.
Its halfrutabaga, half turnip hybrid that was developed by john gilfeather, hence the name. If keeping large amounts for longer term storage, cull rutabagas and turnips that are bruised, cut or diseased. Ladle soup into a blender and in batches, process until smooth. Add the water and stock cubes and bring to the boil. Store the roots in layers in boxes of moist sand, sawdust or peat, or in heaps or ridges covered with a layer of soil and straw. Alexei tolstoys the enormous turnip is a classic russian folktale about an enormous turnip that is stuck in the ground. Originally grown by john gilfeather of wardsboro, vt in the late 1880s, bill h65. While the soup is cooking, chop the greens into small pieces. Mar 06, 2017 melt the butter and saute the leeks and turnips for about 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. The gilfeather turnip, if kept in the ground for a sustained cold spell or several hours below 20 degree, turns sweet. The ark of taste program finds and protects endangered flavors those beloved by oldtimers, but threatened by industrial agriculture.
Cooking with gilfeather turnips upcountry magazine. The grand prize winning gilfeather turnip was grown by braiden pearson. The friends of the wardsboro library celebrated their seventh turnip festival october 24, 2009. When the onions were soft and translucent i added one large, grapefruit size, peeled and sliced gilfeather turnip and one peeled and diced russet potato and enough vegetable broth to just cover the vegetables.
It made the turnip taste a bit like jerusalem artichokes. That hard frost triggers the turnip to produce sugar, rafael said. October 24, 2020 saturday rain, snow or shine 2020 news release of this years event. In 5th grade we had to learn each states capital and official nickname. Melt butter in an ovenproof 12inch heavy skillet, then cool. In fact, the rutabaga is sometimes called a yellow turnip. As so many individuals get swept up in the whirlwind of life, our luxury poconos resort gives you an opportunity to shift from your everyday routine and refocus on yourself.
The annual gilfeather turnip festival, a fundraiser for the wardsboro public library, will be held this year on october 27, 2018 from 10 am to 3 pm. The unofficial town web page, quoting food writer rozeanne gold describes the gilfeather turnip as sweet and creamy with notes of horseradish and sugar. Puree the soup in the pan using an immersion blender or transfer to a regular blender and blend until smooth. Nov 18, 2011 creamy turnip potato soup is turnip roots, yukon gold potatoes, sweet onions, garlic, and herbs stewed in butter with added chicken stock and served with a light grating of fresh nutmeg. Add the onion, and cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes or until it softens. Gilfeather turnip named vermont state vegetable food. Wardsboro friends gilfeather turnip festival good ideas. Gilfeather turnip herbs and rare seeds nichols garden. Easy to make with just frozen turnips, frozen cooked meatballs, and frozen hash brown potatoes. Turnip fare, a turnip contest, turnip seeds, and local participation are the key to this event. Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot over medium heat and add the onion, leeks and a pinch of salt. Get one of our eastham turnip recipe and prepare delicious and healthy treat for your family or friends.
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