[Growster...]

We're experimenting with a slaw made from grated swede, rather like Mumofstig's recipe a while back.

So far, to keep the richness down a bit, we're just coating the bowl with garlic, then removing the actual corm.

It tastes pretty good with mayo/salad cream and sometimes a little carrot, and also seems to mix well with horseradish when the cold beef is around...

As swedes have done well this year, they can become the base for perhaps some green cabbage and raw leeks for colour and texture, so we'll keep changing the quants and see what happens!

Might even pop in a bit of parsnip as well...

[arugula]

Sounds interesting Growster. Do keep us posted.

[Growster...]

Sounds interesting Growster. Do keep us posted.

I will Argyllie, I will!

Have you grated neeps then - because they must be the same texture and possibly flavour, and Mrs G says never ever, but I want to know what happens with them!

Blimes, we grate carrot all the time, and they're as hard as nails sometimes...;0)

Just wait until I get the Kohl Rabi and the Celeriac going this year - they may be even better than the grated salsify, although that was fan-b****y-tastic!

[mumofstig]

When I managed to grow some in Greece, I gave a few to my neighbour - a lady who had worked in Germany for many years and then retired to the village she came from.

She immediately took it into the kitchen and started grating it for salad, served with a yogurt dressing.
Something I'd never seen before, but common in Germany apparently.
it tasted ok - a bit peppery in fact, like a milder radish I suppose ...don't know if you would agree with that description, Growster?

[Growster...]

When I managed to grow some in Greece, I gave a few to my neighbour - a lady who had worked in Germany for many years and then retired to the village she came from.

She immediately took it into the kitchen and started grating it for salad, served with a yogurt dressing.
Something I'd never seen before, but common in Germany apparently.
it tasted ok - a bit peppery in fact, like a milder radish I suppose ...don't know if you would agree with that description, Growster?

Understand totally Mum! Peppery is a perfect description!

I remember reading a quote from a very old boy, who said "When he woke from his afternoon nap, he'd look around for a turnip to eat, and that would go down a treat"