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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal303
  • fat23g
  • saturates13g
  • carbs15g
  • sugars13g
  • fibre7g
  • protein10g
  • salt1.26g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Heat half the butter in an ovenproof frying pan. Add the bacon and cook for a few mins, then add the thyme and onions, season and cook for a further 8-10 mins until the onions are soft and golden. Scoop the onions into a bowl, leaving the buttery juices in the pan.

  • step 2

    Off the heat, layer the sliced turnips in the pan with a scattering of fried onions, a sprinkling of cheese and some dots of butter between the layers. Season with a little salt and plenty of pepper as you go. Cover the pan with foil and bake for 1-1¼ hrs until the turnips are tender when prodded with the point of a knife. Leave the cake to relax for 5 mins. Turn it upside down onto a plate or board, then cut into wedges and serve.

RECIPE TIPS
MAKE IT VEGGIE

Simply leave out the bacon. A great main served with a salad.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2007

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Overall rating

A star rating of 3.9 out of 5.7 ratings

mornaf7sZUKn3

Yummy! I was very pleasantly surprised how this turned out. A delicious way to use the not-very-appealling turnip. The whole family loved it and there were fights over seconds! I didn't attempt to tip it out as it looked like it would collapse, so I browned it off under the grill and served it from…

hazennah

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tried this tonight vegetarian-style (added a little smoked paprika to the onions to make up a bit for the bacon flavour). I made it with what I had on hand : 2 large turnips, 1 large potato and a black radish and it was delicious. Though I would agree with previous comments, it was a bit heavy on…

bingylala72

Oh come on, BBC Good Food: since when has 'Sliced Turnip & Bacon Bake' been classed as vegetarian?

stickwitch

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

This is a great recipe for turnips. It was really nice and I can see it would go well with roast lamb. When I make it again though, I'll somehow contrive to turn it over halfway through cooking, because I found the top layer (which becomes the bottom) a bit dry and less well-cooked than the…

barsbyc

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This was lovely, just had as a weekday main meal, but it would be stunning as a side dish for a roast.

I didn't have 1.5k of turnip so used roughly 1/2 turnip, 1/2 parsnip, and 1 small baking potato.

I also substituted back bacon for streaky, and forgot 1/2 the butter!!!

Still delicious, and…

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