Dishes with rutabaga — 8 delicious homemade cooking recipes

Rutabaga is also often called the Swedish turnip, since it was first described and studied by the Swedish botanist Kaspar Bauhin. According to another version, rutabaga is native to Siberia, from where it later reached Scandinavia. Rutabaga dishes were a great favorite of the famous German writer Goethe.

Rutabaga is a cold-hardy plant, and its shoots can withstand short-term frosts. It also tolerates heat and drought, but in that case its roots turn dry and tasteless.

Rutabaga recipes are in many ways similar to turnip recipes . However, rutabaga is far more nutritious. Recipes with rutabaga recommend using it raw for salads. When cooking at home, use it after heat treatment — fried, boiled or stewed. Rutabaga is noted to be good in vegetable stews together with other vegetables. You can even use rutabaga as a filling for pies. Fresh rutabaga tops can be used as a seasoning in salads, while dried tops are good in soups and sauces.

Rutabaga contains a high percentage of calcium and helps strengthen the skeletal system. Rutabaga seeds can be used to gargle and relieve inflammation. The roots of this healing vegetable are considered an excellent wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and diuretic remedy. Rutabaga juice is also an effective means for disinfecting and healing wounds.

Rutabaga is a valuable food, especially in winter, when the lack of vitamins is felt most keenly. This vegetable is included in the diet of patients with atherosclerosis. But keep in mind that eating rutabaga and dishes made from it is contraindicated during flare-ups of digestive disorders.