Easy Roasted Turnips (2024)

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by Katie Webster
March 15, 2022 (updated 12/7/23) Jump To Recipe

Roasted Turnips are a simple, healthy, and nutritious vegetable side dish that pairs well with almost any weeknight meal. This potato alternative dish is low-calorie, paleo-friendly, vegan, whole30 approved, and ready in just under an hour!

I originally shared this recipe on 2/15/19. I have updated the post to share it with you again today.

Table of contents

• Why We Love This Recipe For Roasted Turnips
• Key Ingredients For This Recipe
  • Turnips
  • Avocado Oil
  • Seasonings For Turnips
• How To Roast Turnips {Step-By-Step Instructions}
  • Step 1: Prepare Turnips
  • Step 2: Roast Turnips
  • Step 3: Make Herbed Mixture
  • Step 4: Season and Serve
• FAQs
• What Can I Serve With Roasted Turnips
• Additional Roasted Vegetable Recipes To Try

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Why We Love This Recipe For Roasted Turnips

Whether you are a seasoned pro at cooking turnips, or this is your first time, this easy roasted turnip recipe is the perfect one to try.

Turning these purple topped root veggies into golden delicious roasted turnips — ones that are creamy white and tender on the inside and perfectly caramelized on the outside — is a simple cooking technique to learn.

If turnips are a new to you veggie, not only are you probably wanting to know how to cook turnips but you may be surprised to know that they are relatively low in carbs, and quite nutritious! Once you try them roasted tryour turnip casserole, or these creamed turnips.

Key Ingredients For This Recipe

Turnips

When buying turnips, it’s important to know that size affects taste. Smaller turnips, white turnips and baby turnips tend to be sweeter, more like a carrot while larger turnips are more peppery in flavor, similar to a radish.

Also, larger mature purple top turnips and red turnips tend to be older and can have a woody and fibrous layer, even when peeled, so smaller ones are preferred for this recipe. Also, look for turnips that are smooth and not wrinkled. Wrinkled turnips have lost some of their moisture and will not have as pleasant of a texture when consumed.

Cut off the turnip greens, you will only need the turnip bottoms or roots for this recipe.

Avocado Oil

Avocado oil is our preferred neutral cooking oil for cooking turnips; however organic canola oil or olive oil will work just as well when coating the chunks of turnips. You could also use clarified melted butter or ghee which can withstand the high heat of roasting.

Salt & Pepper

Of course, you’ll also need salt and pepper. Note that we recommend table salt (or iodized salt) for this recipe. You mayuse kosher salt instead, but you will want to double the measurement.

Seasonings For Turnips

• Dried oregano
• Dried thyme
• Garlic powder

See more ideas for how to season turnips below in our FAQ section.

How To Roast Turnips {Step-By-Step Instructions}

Step 1: Prepare Turnips

Preheat oven to 425°F. Cut turnips into 1.5-inch chunks. In a large bowl, toss to coat turnips, oil and salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Step 2: Roast Turnips

Transfer the turnips to a baking sheet and place them in the oven. Roast for 30 minutes, stirring once or twice.

Step 3: Make Herbed Mixture

In a small dish combine oregano, thyme, and garlic powder.

Step 4: Season and Serve

Remove the turnips from the oven. Sprinkle with the herb mixture and with a spatula, toss to coat. Return to the oven and continue to roast. Remove when turnips are fork-tender and browned in spots, about 5 minutes. Serve warm.

See Also

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Additional Roasted Vegetable Recipes To Try

1. This Curry Roasted Cabbage and our Curry Roasted Cauliflower are two for curry lovers.
2. Roasted Broccoli is an easy and healthy side dish that is perfect any night of the week. Sweet and toasty broccoli is paired with sliced garlic, Asiago cheese, and crunchy almonds and finished with a burst of bright lemon juice for one addicting fresh dish.
3. These Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts are a perfect vegetarian side dish. They require only a few simple ingredients and are ready in just 45 minutes, with the result being utterly delicious.
4. Classic Roasted Green Beans with Almonds is a simple yet perfect side dish to serve at a casual weeknight dinner and fancy enough for a holiday celebration.

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Katie Webster

Katie Webster studied art and photography at Skidmore College and is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute. She has been a professional recipe developer since 2001 when she first started working in the test kitchen at EatingWell magazine. Her recipes have been featured in numerous magazines including Shape, Fitness, Parents and several Edible Communities publications among others. Her cookbook, Maple {Quirk Books} was published in 2015. She launched Healthy Seasonal Recipes in 2009. She lives in Vermont with her husband, two teenage daughters and two yellow labs. In her free time, you can find her at the gym, cooking, stacking firewood, making maple syrup, and tending to her overgrown perennial garden.

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