Cultured Swedish Turnips with Cloves (vegan, paleo, keto)

Cultured Swedish Turnips with Cloves (vegan, paleo, keto)

Fermented Swedish Turnips (Rutabaga)

I did this recipe in a 68oz pickle jar but you can adjust proportions if you like.

Fermenting lids and weights are helpful but you can do this with stainless steel, plastic lids or a swing top like this one as it allows air out but not in. In place of a weight you will need a sanitized jar small enough to insert on top of the turnips. I like to pour a bit of avocado or extra virgin olive oil around the top to keep bacteria from getting in. Another trick is to fill a clean ziplock back with water and stuff it in. You’ll want to set it on a plate as it will leak fluids in this case.

Ingredients:

Method:

  1. Make sure all your tools are clean and washed with hot soapy water and rinsed.
  2. You can sanitize your jars in the dishwasher but I tend to put mine in the oven.  I set it to 180°F and place my jars and weights on a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat to prevent slipping.  I leave them in at that temperature for 2-5 minutes while I’m prepping the veg.
  3. Remove leaves and “tail” with a clean knife.
  4. You can use a mandolin or a sharp chef’s knife and slice the turnips thinly and evenly or dice them into cubes.  I used a spiralizer for this batch.
  5. Fill your sanitized jar with washed, unpeeled and prepped turnips.
  6. Leave 2″ room at the top for placing the fermenting weight… and you’ll still want 1″ room to prevent overflow, but the clip top will prevent explosions.
  7. Add 2 tablespoon pink salt or sea salt to the top and fill with warm non-chlorinated water. Insert sanitized jar or weight to keep vegetables submerged. Close lid.
  8. If you do not have fermenting or swing lids, set the lid loosely and cover with a towel to keep bacteria out. Wait 3-7 days, depending on your taste.

Fermented Swedish Turnips (Rutabaga)

I did this recipe in a 68oz pickle jar but you can adjust proportions if you like. Fermenting lids and weights are helpful but you can do this with stainless steel, plastic lids or a swing top like this one as it allows air out but not in. In place of a weight you will need a sanitized jar small enough to insert on top of the turnips. I like to pour a bit of avocado or extra virgin olive oil around the top to keep bacteria from getting in. Another trick is to fill a clean ziplock back with water and stuff it in. You’ll want to set it on a plate as it will leak fluids in this case.
Prep Time 30 mins
Course Dinner, Lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American, European
Servings 1 liters

Equipment

  • Cutting board and knife or spiralizer
  • Large glass sealing jar(s)

Ingredients
  

  • 5-6 Rutabegas washed and spiralized or diced (about 8 cups)
  • 1/2-1 tsp whole cloves
  • 2 Tablespoons pink salt
  • a few peppercorns leave out if on strict AIP
  • a couple 1 liter swing top glass canning jars or a 68oz pickle jar sanitized
  • Fermenting weight or small jar sanitized

Instructions
 

  • Make sure all your tools are clean and washed with hot soapy water and rinsed.
  • You can sanitize your jars in the dishwasher but I tend to put mine in the oven. I set it to 180°F and place my jars and weights on a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat to prevent slipping. I leave them in at that temperature for 2-5 minutes while I’m prepping the veg.
  • Remove leaves and “tail” with a clean knife.
  • You can use a mandolin or a sharp chef’s knife and slice the turnips thinly and evenly or dice them into cubes. I used a spiralizer for this batch.
  • Fill your sanitized jar with washed, unpeeled and prepped turnips.
  • Leave 2″ room at the top for placing the fermenting weight… and you’ll still want 1″ room to prevent overflow, but the clip top will prevent explosions.
  • Add 2 tablespoon pink salt or sea salt to the top and fill with warm non-chlorinated water. Insert sanitized jar or weight to keep vegetables submerged. Close lid.

Notes

If you do not have fermenting or swing lids, set the lid loosely and cover with a towel to keep bacteria out. Wait 3-7 days, depending on your taste.
Keyword cultured food, rutabaga, swedish turnips

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