Carrots, potatoes and a rutabaga?

[pocomom]

As I stated in an earlier post , we have no income unexpectedly for the next month. I volunteered this week on the farm that I had a CSA membership for this summer and they sent me home with a ton of veggies and I need some ideas of what to do with them. I have a pretty full pantry, freezer and spice cabinet. I recv'd the following items:

lots of turnips
about 15 lbs of carrots
20 lbs of potatoes (many small)
lots of fingerling sweet potatoes
rutabaga
celeriac
lots of onions
butternut squash

I need some meals ideas! We're vegetarians but I can make substitutions as needed.

 

[verleniahall]

wow! what a blessing!

looking forward to seeing what you come up with

 

[CuteAndFluffy]

A few things that come to mind--

Shepherdess pie (mushroom, lentil & onion base with mashed potato top)

Butternut squash & black bean burritos

Mujadara (onions & lentils)

Rutabaga fries (ooh, as a poutine base could be interesting)

Carrot soup, potato soup, etc

Savory bread pudding with roasted veggies and lots of garlic (Alice Waters has a good recipe for this)

Veggie pot pie with a biscuit top

Roasted veggie pizza

Pasta with butternut squash, sage, and brown butter

Roasted veggies with a poached egg, dill, and spaetzel (with lingonberries on the side!)

 

[pat fan]

lots of turnips
about 15 lbs of carrots
20 lbs of potatoes (many small)
lots of fingerling sweet potatoes
rutabaga
celeriac
lots of onions
butternut squash

scalloped potatoes
stump (a mix of mashed potatoes and turnip)
french onion soup
soup (obviously, sorry)
root hash (use the turnips/rutabaga/squash)
roasted veggies (potatoes/turnip/carrots/onions)

 

[hsmamato2]

those veggies would be very nice diced up,add olive oil,salt,pepper, and roast till golden,side of pasta or rice..... or a quick asian style stir fry over rice...

 

[Muushka]

one of my all time favorites is carrots cooked with rutabaga and onions. Smash them all together, butter, salt and pepper. Yum

 

[crisi]

For something different, the potatoes or squash can be made into a curry. The Thai place near my mother in laws does this butternut squash curry dish that is really good. And potato in curry is an Indian food staple.

In the spirit of hash - we make "mess"- which is roasted root vegetables and eggs and cheese and - for us but not you obviously - sausage - or whatever is around.

If you have apples - the turnips, squash or rutabaga (or all three) makes a nice apple/vegetable soup. Weird, but different.

 

[worm761]

This looks really good to me!

http://www.mynewroots.org/site/2012/12/butternut-squash-lasagna/

 

[powellrj]

One of my favorite things is cole slaw made out of turnips instead of cabbage.

 

[Mousemom234]

Armored Turnips : here & here

They may sound sort of weird, but I've seen people nearly come to blows over the last serving

 

[pampam]

You've got the makings for a nice veggie stew.

It sounds like you don't have the space in your freezer for more veggies and just want to use them up. If the turnips and rutabaga are waxed they will keep well in a cool dark spot. Of course I'm sure you know that you must keep them separate from the other veggies. The onions can be stored by dropping them , one at a time, into a leg of old panty hose, knotting it, and dropping another onion down the leg. Keep knotting and dropping till the leg is full, then hang from a nail in a cool dry spot.

I'm not sure if you have access to a dehydrator, but that is another way to extend the shelf life of veggies. If you do not have a dehydrator, you may be able to use your oven if it goes low enough. You want to dry them out, not cook them. Put the dehydrated veggies in glass jars, in a cool dark place, and they could last for a couple of years. I like to have jars of cooked veggies, such as squash, turnip, and carrots, dehydrated and stored away in case the power goes out, or even just for convenience. Then hot water will rehydrate them into a hot meal.

 

[Mickeypooh99]

Vegetable pasties. You can find recipes on allrecipes. They are really good. Kind of like pot pies you can hold in your hand.

 

[tinkmom2]

You can jar a lot of those veggies too and have them all winter long. The jars and special salt can be found at most grocery stores. My mother used to make this beer soup. It has a lot of root veggies in it. Here is my blog. http://tinkmomfoodie-foodobsession.blogspot.com/search?q=beer+soup

I don't have pressure canner. I just do it the old fashioned way with a water bath and have never had a problem. There are plenty of sites to help you with that also.

 

[lorenni]

Unless you plan to pickle them, or are a confident canner with a pressure canner - I would not try to can these vegetables which are all low acid and more likely to go bad and make you ill.

You can make a great onion jam with only a hot water bath canner, and the carrots can be pickled. For the rest I would build a root cellar and just store them and use them as you go. Lots of websites with instructions for root cellars!

 

[pixiewings71]

I would take those root veggies, slice them up and add some olive oil and a packet of onion soup mix and roast them. My family loves roasted veggies with onion soup mix.

 

[GirlWhoWaited]

I don't know if you have any pets, but my dogs love pet friendly veggies. I usually either use the dehydrater or bake them for a few hours low and they turn into chews or chips for the dogs!

 

[pigletto]

http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-re...tternut-squash-soup-with-carrots-and-potatoes

This soup is AWESOME. It is so healthy (we leave out the cream) and I've never met anyone who doesn't like it! We just had it new years day, and before Thanksgiving dinner. I can't recommend it enough!
Dd is a vegetarian too, so I use vegetable bouillon cubes. You can really adjust the thickness. We like it thick so we don't put it in the food processor for very long.

 

[pixiewings71]

For those little sweet potatoes, wash them, cut them in half, put some butter, cinnamon and brown sugar on them and bake them for about 20 minutes. They will be amazing!

 

[dminnie]

There are some great recipes on line for turnip gratin. Tasty and filling.

 

[mumto2]

My favorite way to eat rutebega is to peel it, cube it and steam it until fork tender, then mash with a little butter and pepper. It can be an acquired taste, so DH's favorite way to eat it is hidden in his mashed potatoes, only don't tell him because he doesn't know it is in there