Name: Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 3 cups water; ⅓ cup kosher salt; 2 bay leaves; 1 cup white vinegar; 2½ lbs turnips; 1 small beet; 2 cloves garlic

Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips Recipe

How To Make Middle Eastern Pickled Turnips

A Middle East staple, pickled turnips are an incredible side to dishes like hummus, flatbread, falafels, and shawarmas. Leaving you craving for more!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3cupswater
⅓cupkosher salt
2bay leaves
1cupwhite vinegar
2½lbsturnips,peeled and cut into ½-inch thick batons
1smallbeet,cut into ½-inch thick batons
2clovesgarlic,roughly chopped

Instructions

In a medium-sized pot, add the water, Kosher salt, and bay leaves.
Heat on medium heat, stirring for about 3 to 5 minutes until salt is completely dissolved.
Let cool completely then add the vinegar.
In a large container with a tight fitting lid, add your turnips and beets.
Add the garlic. This can be a very rough chop since it is only for seasoning.
Pour the liquid into the container. Let sit for 5 days.
Best served refrigerated.