Honeyed Turnips with Lemon Thyme is a traditional British recipe for a classic accompaniment of parboiled baby turnips finished in a butter, honey, lemon and lemon thyme glaze and which makes an excellent side dish for Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Honeyed Turnips with Lemon Thyme.
Trim the stalks and root tips of the baby turnips. Bring a pan of lightly-salted water to a boil, add the turnips and cook for 1 minute. Turn into a colander and rinse under cold, running water.
Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the honey then bring to a boil before adding the lemon juice and lemon zest. Continue boiling the mixture over hight heat for 3 minutes then add the turnips and toss to coat. Cook over high heat for 3 minutes, until the turnips are well glazed then stir in the lemon thyme leaves.
Take off the heat and toss once more to coat the turnips with the lemon and thyme mixture. Turn into a warmed dish and serve.
