Thinly Sliced Turnip, Kohlrabi and Red Cabbage with a Ginger-Lime Vinaigrette
 
 
Thinly sliced turnip, kohlrabi and red cabbage combine with a bracing ginger-lime vinaigrette for a dish to highlight the best of the late October farmers market.
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Ingredients
  • -1 bunch of white Japanese turnips (about 1 lb or 5-6 small to medium turnips)
  • -1 quarter red cabbage
  • -3 medium Kohlrabi bulbs
  • -1½-inch piece of ginger, peeled *
  • -1 lime, squeezed (about 3 Tablespoons lime juice)
  • -1 Tablespoon fish sauce
  • -1 teaspoon honey or brown sugar
  • -handful of roasted pistachios or peanuts (optional)
Instructions
To prepare the vegetables:
  1. Remove the greens from the kohlrabi and turnips. If they are in good shape, rinse, dry and store wrapped in towels in a bag to use later in the week.**
  2. Remove the core from the red cabbage. Place a knife at the top corner on a diagonal and slice to create thin slices. Or, use the slicing blade on a food processor.
  3. Wash and peel the kohlrabi and turnips using a vegetable peeler. Slice thinly using a mandoline or the slicing blade of the food processor.
  4. Grate the ginger using a microplane grater, or chop finely.
To prepare the vinaigrette:
  1. Combine the lime, fish sauce and honey or sugar into a small glass mixing bowl and microwave for about 12 seconds, or in a small saucepan on low heat, until the honey or sugar easily dissolves.
  2. Add the ginger, stir to combine and taste for seasoning. Add more fish sauce or lime, if desired.
  3. Place all the vegetables in a large shallow bowl, add the vinaigrette and toss to combine.
  4. Serve immediately over a bed of fresh greens and top with nuts, if using.
  5. I do not like this the next day. So, if preparing in advance, prep the vegetables and vinaigrette and store separately until ready to eat, then combine and serve.
Notes
*Use an upside-down spoon to remove the peel of the ginger
**Turnip and kohlrabi greens are usually best cooked. We often sauté in olive oil and some minced garlic.
Recipe by FamilyandForks at https://www.familyandforks.com/thinly-sliced-turnip-kohlrabi-red-cabbage-ginger-lime-vinaigrette/