Smashed Turnips With Fresh Horseradish Recipe (2024)

We loved this as a way to serve the abundant turnips from our garden. I didn't have fresh horseradish, so I used prepared horseradish (double the quantity when using prepared). I also substituted chives for the scallions because I have lots of chives and the scallions are not yet big enough to harvest.

Yummy! once drained, I suggest mashing the turnips in the pot before adding any of the other ingredients, then if it looks watery you can easily cook it off.

I didn’t *quite* follow the recipe, but thought this turned out great! I used about 1/3 turnips and 2/3 red potatoes, 3T of prepared horseradish instead of fresh, and sliced and mixed in the turnip greens at the end (mostly because I didn’t know what else to do with them). I also did not peel the turnips, that seemed unnecessary. It was an easy, delicious and very forgiving recipe!

Oh my goodness. This was just awful. I'd made mashed turnips before to disastrous results, but I thought, "Horseradish! That will make the difference."It did, but not different enough. Lesson learned. The only acceptable preparation for turnips is roasted with a bunch of other root vegetables that actually taste good. I don't even know why farmers grow these things. Use the land for something that tastes good.

Also excellent mixed with sautéed Hakurei turnips and their greens. Add less salt if using prepared horseradish (I added less than ¼ t).

Made this last nite and we loved it! Once I started I discovered I had no horseradish, so grated about 3 tablespoons of fresh ginger instead. Worked perfectly and will definitely make it this way again.

Yummy! once drained, I suggest mashing the turnips in the pot before adding any of the other ingredients, then if it looks watery you can easily cook it off.

I didn’t *quite* follow the recipe, but thought this turned out great! I used about 1/3 turnips and 2/3 red potatoes, 3T of prepared horseradish instead of fresh, and sliced and mixed in the turnip greens at the end (mostly because I didn’t know what else to do with them). I also did not peel the turnips, that seemed unnecessary. It was an easy, delicious and very forgiving recipe!

I had a couple turnips from the farmer's market. I saw this recipe and figured I would give it a shot. After making this I see why they emphasize getting the turnips completely dry. I drained them for quite a while but there was still a lot of moisture. When I mashed them the end product looked like cottage cheese. That said, it was delicious. I used prepared horseradish and threw in a little butter. maybe next time I will put the turnips in the oven for a little while after boiling.

Everybody loved this. Easy to make. I had no trouble with water. I did drain the turnips well. I used prepared horseradish with no adjustment and liked the bit of bite. Come to think of it, I used Eastham turnip, not the purple top.

I didn’t care for this even a little bit. The turnips were watery, even after I returned them, drained, to the cooking pot and cooked over medium-low heat to rid them of liquid. They released liquid for at least 5 minutes before I finally gave up & continued with the recipe. I did not enjoy the final flavor or texture. Puréed, it might have been an interesting twist as a sauce for beef, but as a side dish, I’ll skip this one. I was disappointed because so many loved this. Oh well, you do you.

Did not like this. Too watery. I tried the tip of cooking off the water in a pan after draining the turnips. Didn't work.

Any trick for reducing the watery-ness of the turnips? I drained until dry but they were still moist. Liked the flavors, though.

Any idea how to reduce moisture? Tasty but watery.

Prepared this as-is and thoroughly enjoyed. Would recommend mashing just a tad more than the photo depicts, as the welcome moisture of the turnips made the sour cream saucier.

We loved this as a way to serve the abundant turnips from our garden. I didn't have fresh horseradish, so I used prepared horseradish (double the quantity when using prepared). I also substituted chives for the scallions because I have lots of chives and the scallions are not yet big enough to harvest.