Loads of rutabaga | Imamother

Chickensoupprof

Thu, Dec 30 2021, 7:52 am

I thought I ordered kohlrabi but I got rutabaga OK... I get it... it is not the season and I'm a bit tired and overwhelmed.
So I'm having my parents and brother and grandmother over on shabbos lunch, what can I make with rutabaga? Thinking of roasting it or something.

TIA

Last edited by Chickensoupprof on Thu, Dec 30 2021, 8:31 am; edited 1 time in total

Rutabaga

Thu, Dec 30 2021, 8:14 am

Celeriac and rutabaga are not the same thing, but they are both root vegetables and can be cooked similarly. You can cube them and roast them with some olive oil and spices. You can make a puree with either of them and serve like mashed potatoes. Celeriac can be sliced thinly and used in salads without cooking, but no rutabaga.

NotInNJMommy

Thu, Dec 30 2021, 8:16 am

Yeah, rutabaga and celeriac are different....I love cooking with celeriac. Rutabaga....it's like if a turnip and a cabbage got married and made a really big turnip that smells even more pungent than cabbage. lol It's like the Liger of the root vegetable world, but it's not actually a hybrid.

Chayalle

Thu, Dec 30 2021, 8:21 am

Put a piece of it into your chicken soup. It will impart a delicious flavor.

Chickensoupprof

Thu, Dec 30 2021, 8:31 am

sorry I forgot to edit the celeriac it is rutabaga not celeric gonna edit it now... And we won't have chikcensoup tomorrow at all..

NotInNJMommy

Thu, Dec 30 2021, 8:33 am

Chickensoupprof wrote:

sorry I forgot to edit the celeriac it is rutabaga not celeric gonna edit it now... And we won't have chikcensoup tomorrow at all..

I think some rutabaga would be good in chicken soup.

And roasted is probably pretty good too. I know people who love rutabaga....but I don't. I also don't like beets but still make them for others because I'm the weirdo. lol

(and I'm really not a picky eater despite what this sounds like)

amother

Slategray

Thu, Dec 30 2021, 8:36 am

I use them occasionally like potatoes. Large pieces cooked with a roast along with other root veggies and onions, or just cut up and roasted with onions as a side, like roasted potatoes. Used them in soups, even in my cholent a few times.

egam

Thu, Dec 30 2021, 8:45 am

I make rutabaga green apple purée. It’s really good.

emzod42

Thu, Dec 30 2021, 9:16 am

I really like it roasted! Cut it in bite-size pieces and roast in olive oil with a little nutmeg and salt. It's nice in a mix with carrots and parsnips.