Shaved, Roasted Hakurei Turnips and Hakurei Turnip-Potato Latkes

Ack! I can't find the link to the recipe for shaved, roasted hakurei turnips. I'll try to do this by memory. First, grate the hakurei turnip, then squeeze the water out of it. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F (I think). On a foil-lined cookie sheet, spread out the grated turnip, add some olive oil and salt and pepper (just enough to coat it and season it), toss, then spread out in a single layer. Roast for 20 minutes, pulling out and stirring every five minutes. The result is the shaved, roasted, hakurei turnip (photo, top right). It has a nice, nutty flavor. I bet if you let it go for another 5 to 10 minutes, it would be even better-- more golden brown and nutty in flavor. The shaved turnips really reduce in volume, too.

To go a step further with the recipe, you can make hakurei turnip-potato latkes (photo, top left). Add the shaved, roasted turnips to 1 raw skinned and grated potato, 1 egg, and salt and pepper. Mix these ingredients and form into patties about 2-3 inches in diameter. Pan fry in 1 tbsp of butter and 1 tbsp of olive oil. Serve with sour cream. (This one is my creation).