Deviled Turnip with Garlic

Toronto Garlic Festival
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting time 5 minutes
Course Picnic, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Hakurei turnips about 2"(5cm) diameter
  • 2 large Eggs hard boiled
  • 30 ml Mayonnaise
  • 2.5 ml Dijon mustard
  • 1 clove Ontario garlic minced
  • Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Mash eggs in a bowl with a fork. Add mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, and cayenne and stir with fork until smooth, then season with salt and pepper. Place covered in refrigerator.
  • Cut each turnip in half lengthwise and hollow out each half with a paring knife or small spoon and set aside.
    Hakurei Turnips bunch
  • Spoon mixture into each of the hollowed turnip halves. Garnish with paprika. Keep covered in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Notes

Try substituting garlic greens or scapes for Ontario garlic bulbs:  Garlic greens: add 2 tbsp (30 ml), finely chopped. Garlic scapes: Add 1 tbsp, very finely removed (and woody parts removed).