The humble root veg, also known as 'neeps', can be a delicious, healthy and sustainable addition to your meal-times. Did you know 100g of swede can have 41% of our daily vitamin C intake needed, is a great source of fibre and other vitamins. Here are some ways you could enjoy it...
- Pie e.g., cheese leek and swede, chop up your swede into cubes, parboil it and then add it to a pie with any other fillings of your choice
- Swede and carrot mash, parboil swede and carrots, the mash with plenty of salt and butter
- Lanttulaatikko(Finnish swede casserole), a warming winter pie made with eggs and cream. Perfect for winter evenings.
- Winter soup, add to a soup with beans, tinned tomatoes and plenty of other veg. make a base of celery, onions, garlic and carrots, then add in whatever other veg you like and simmer in stock
- Roasted, chop into chunks then roast for 35-40 minutes, tossing regularly. Flavour with thyme, or try a chilli, honey and cumin marinade.
- Smoky swede carbonara, by Anna Jones, let the crisp smokey swede off-set the creamy egg and pasta. Coming together in under 20 mins. Head to our website to see the full recipe.
