Shaved Baby Turnip Salad
At his restaurant Gather in Berkeley, Executive Chef Sean Baker uses commonly discarded vegetable parts in his dishes, such as the turnip tops that are tossed with this salad. Shave the turnips themselves just a touch thicker than paper-thin to retain the integrity of the vegetable, he says. If you can’t find baby White Doll turnips, substitute Scarlet or Gold turnips. Wakame can be ordered from the Mendocino Sea Vegetable Co.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 14 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Avocado | 1 medium (150g) | 240 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Turnip | 1 medium (122g) | 34 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Capers | 1 tbsp (9g) drained | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Wakame | not in our table | 0 |
| Endive | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 cups olive oil
- 1/2 cup capers
- 1/2 bunch fresh thyme
- 2 Tbs. coriander seeds
- 2 lengths wakame, hand crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
- Pinch of chili flakes
- 1/2 oz. sea palm
- 3 1/2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup tamari soy sauce
- 2 bunches baby White Doll turnips, shaved into 1/16-inch
- slices, tops washed, removed and reserved
- 3 heads white Belgian endive, leaves separated
- 3 heads red Belgian endive, leaves separated
- 1 ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- Salt, to taste
- 2 oz. sea beans (glasswort), hand picked and broken into
- segments