Swede for Christmas meal?

We had mashed potato and swede with our Christmas dinner this year and thought it went very well with the rest of the meal. We try to eat seasonally if possible so we make the most of swede, parsnips etc as much as possible.

I can't think of anything more off putting than an overfull plate.
It is, Dancinggran. We went for a Christmas meal at a pub one year, the food was served on the plates and there was so much I could only eat a part of it. Better to let everyone serve themselves imo.

Had another roast beef dinner today with the left overs from yesterday and yet more mashed swede 😃

Tomorrow we are out but on Sunday one of my faves with the left over brussels, swede and mash fried up for Bubble and Squeak, followed by the remaining mince pies and brandy sauce. Sometimes I think the left overs are the best part of making big meals.

We had swede and carrot mashed with butter, cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Nectar of the gods.

My mum used to do mashed swede at Christmas, but now I wonder how she did it, they are rock hard and we couldn't get any knife in it even one millimeter! If we did get it in we couldn't get it out...
They must keep them in freezers all year round!

It is a healthy alternative to mashed potato and easier than cauliflower cheese.
I am lazy though, for Christmas, I buy pre-pepped potato/carrot/swede mash - I just add the pepper to taste.

Swede is not turnip. They are different vegetables.

Mix it with carrots with pepper it’s gorgeous

Swede (neep in Scotland) mashed with potato is known as clapshot.
The reason why Scottish root vegetables are considered tastier than English is because of the cold. They need a frost before being harvested to make them sweeter.
This is true of parsnips so probably all root veg.

Well Grammeretto, I didn’t know that about root veg. Thanks. Our supermarket lists the farmer who grew the veg. I will look for north of the border roots now

I love bashed neeps, plenty of butter, salt n pepper. Wicked but at my time of life, I’m doing it

Swedes are called turnip in Scotland.Always have it on our Christmas menu.Has to be mashed with loads of butter and black pepper.The best ones are only lifted from the ground after they have been frosted.Lovely dark orange and sweet to taste.

I think we should have what we want and like as we have many influences in our cooking now however that said I just cannot think of Macaroni Cheese with a Christmas dinner, I can only just about accept Yorkshire pudding. As for swede/turnip, I love it but not for Christmas.

Always mashed swede with butter and ground black pepper! alongside red cabbage, sprouts, peas, parsnips and glazed carrots. this year cauliflower cheese. Then the pigs in blankets, naked sausages, chicken livers in bacon and bacon rolls. Oh and two stuffings plus roast potatoes. Cranberry sauce and - would you believe - mint sauce! This year I had a request for yorkshire puddings and macaroni cheese. So I started asking people to start bringing some of the dishes . But I am catering for 4 offspring, their partners and children and 3 others all with their own quirks - 2 are vegetarian. It's a bit of a nightmare but I cook some in advance and somehow it all comes together! Lots lists and don't cook anything for several days afterwards!

I’m 60 years old and I’ve always had Yorkshire puddings and mashed swede.

Grandmabatty

I love mashed turnip (swede) with pepper and butter, however I wouldn't have it on a Christmas dinner.

Turnips are a different vegetable to a swede.

Not in Scotland. They are called turnip here. It's where 'neep' comes from.

Sneap in Gaelic .
What do we call the white ones Grandmabatty?

Grammaretto I think they're called turnip too! It's an inter changeable term for two veg in Scotland which I know is different elsewhere. I don't ever remember calling them swede as a child. Turnip or neep. Maybe neep came from the Gaelic?

I like swede mashed with butter and a generous grinding of pepper with any roast,but I remember being driven up and down fields in a old land-rover and feeding them to sheep.
They liked them too .

Yes that sounds right Grandmabatty. As soon as I heard sneap I knew neep must be a Gaelic word.
There are quite a lot of Gaelic words which have found their way into English.
Galore, whisky, smashing, clan, phoney, shindig, smithereens are a few

This is the first time that I’ve heard of cauliflower and cheese as part of a Christmas meal, or any roast meal. I tend to think of it as a meal on its own. I definitely won’t add it to my Christmas menu.

I did this Sky Quiz, it’s quite interesting - 20% said cauliflower cheese was their favourite part of their Christmas dinner! There was no mention of swede in the top 5 favourite parts though.
news.sky.com/story/how-does-your-christmas-compare-to-the-rest-of-the-uk-take-our-quiz-to-find-out-13485528

Allira

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Millie22

I didn't know until yesterday that red cabbage is a traditional vegetable for Christmas dinner. Apparently it is and it wasn't something I ever had as a child or included for my own family.

No nor me
In fact as I ordered a pack of veg from Tesco… it automatically came with it … not touched it it’s still in the fridge
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE. ? Can it be frozen. Is it worth bothering with?

Yes, it can be frozen (if it hasn't been already) and is good with sausage and mash too 🙂

I cook red cabbage with sliced onions and chopped apple in a mixture of strong chicken stock (from a cube) and apple cider. I add chinese five spice and raisins then a little butter before serving to give it a 'shine'. I make a fairly large quantity then freeze it in individual portions as I live alone. It freezes well and then just reheat in the microwave. It goes well with pork or sausage and mash as well as Christmas dinner.

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M&S carrot and swede crush has always been a part of our Christmas dinner.