Mashed turnips with roasted garlic

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ pounds Small turnips, peeled and quartered (675 g)
1 Ripe Bartlett pear, about 6 oz. (118 g), peeled, cored, and chopped
4 cloves Garlic, roasted and peeled
1 tablespoon Margarine (15 g)
2 tablespoons Skim milk - optional (30 ml)
¼ teaspoon Salt - optional (1.25 ml)
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 vegetable.

Directions

SOURCE: The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook by Bonnie Sanders Polin, Ph.D., and Frances Towner Giedt, copyright 1993, ISBN#0-553-08760-6..

We used a pear to sweeten the strong flavor of turnips, then added some roasted garlic for a robust alternative to mashed potatoes.

Steam turnips over boiling water until fork tender, about 15 minutes. Drain turnips and place in a food processor or blender along with pear, garlic, and margarine. Process until smooth, adding skim milk as needed. Season with salt and pepper.

Makes 8 servings.

PER SERVING: Calories - 41, protein - 1 g, carbohydrate - 7 g, fat ~ 2 g, calories from fat - 30%, dietary fiber - trace, cholesterol - trace, sodium - 129 mg, potassium - 144 mg. Joslin Exchanges

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