Cider glazed turnips with Crozier Blue and chard

Cider glazed turnips with Crozier Blue and chard
Cider glazed turnips with Crozier Blue and chard
Serves: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cooking Time: 0 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Knob of butter
  • 1 small turnip, peeled and diced into 1 cm pieces (you will need a good knife for this as it can be a little tricky)
  • 300ml cider
  • 1tbs demerara sugar
  • Pinch of ground allspice
  • Sprig of fresh thyme
  • 200g Crozier Blue cheese, broken into uneven chunks
  • Handful of chard (can be hard to get, use whatever greens you can find)
  • Drizzle of olive oil
  • A few drops of red or white wine vinegar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Preheat an oven to 180 degrees or equivalent.

2. Place the butter, cider, turnip and thyme in a frying pan. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

3. Remove the lid, add the sugar, salt and pepper and cook the turnips gently down into a sticky glaze.

4. Dress the greens with the olive oil and vinegar. Season and alternate on top of the warm turnips, along with the Crozier Blue.

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Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford