Kale Rutabaga Puree Recipes

RUTABAGA PUREE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cookshallots and rutabaga, stirring often, until both begin tosoften, about 10 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon salt. Addstock and thyme. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heatto medium-low, and simmer until tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Puree vegetable mixture with mascarpone in a foodprocessor until smooth. Season with pepper. Reheat if needed. Garnish with thyme.

GLAZED RUTABAGAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over low heat; add brown sugar and cook and stir until brown sugar has dissolved. Stir water and soy sauce into butter mixture, increase heat to medium-high, and bring mixture to a boil. Stir in chopped rutabaga and return to boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until liquid is absorbed, about 45 minutes.

KALE RUTABAGA PUREE

Steps:

• Peel the rutabaga, and cut it into 1-inch chunks. Place in a medium saucepan with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer, and cook until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain, and set aside.
• Cut the stems off the kale, and discard. Roughly chop the kale, and wash in a large colander. Coat a large saute pan with olive-oil cooking spray, and place over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic, and saute until translucent. Add kale in batches, allowing each to wilt before adding more. Cook until all the kale is wilted, add salt and pepper, and transfer to the bowl of a food processor. Puree mixture until the kale is smooth; add reserved rutabaga. With machine running, add milk gradually; stop when mixture is smooth, and serve.

RUTABAGA PURéE

Steps:

• Cook rutabagas in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 30 minutes. Drain well. Transfer rutabagas to processor. Add cream and butter and puree until smooth. Transfer to bowl. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature. Rewarm over low heat, stirring often.) Mix in parsley and mint.

CARROT AND RUTABAGA PUREE

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the carrots and rutabagas for 30 minutes or until tender.
• Drain and mash by hand or in a food processor until coarse.
• Blend in butter, a pinch of sugar and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve warm.

RUTABAGA PURéE WITH CARDAMOM AND THYME

Steps:

• Place rutabagas in large pot with enough cold water to cover by 1 inch. Add salt and cardamom pods; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover partially, and simmer until rutabagas are tender, about 25 minutes.
• Drain rutabagas; discard cardamom. Working in batches, puree rutabagas in processor. Return puree to pot. Cook over medium heat until dry, stirring, about 5 minutes. Mix in créme fraîche and thyme. Season with salt and white pepper.
• DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Spread puree in buttered baking dish. Cover; chill. Reheat in 350°F oven until heated through, about 25 minutes.