Sweet Potato & Turnip Mash with Sage Butter

Rating: 4.33 stars
6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 3
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

This sweet potato and turnip mash is fragrant with fresh sage.

Raghavan Iyer
Source: EatingWell Magazine, November/December 2010

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Recipe Summary

total:
40 mins
Servings:
6
Nutrition Profile:
Heart Healthy
Low-Calorie
Low Carbohydrate
Diabetic Appropriate
Gluten-Free
Vegetarian
Low Sodium
Healthy Immunity
Low Added Sugars
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

Directions

  • Place potatoes, turnips, garlic and 12 sage leaves in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are fork-tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain. Return the vegetables to the pan and keep covered.

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  • Heat butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat. As it melts and turns lightly brown, add the strips of sage and allow them to crackle and flavor the butter, about 1 minute.

  • Pour the sage and butter over the vegetables and smash with a potato masher. Stir in salt and pepper and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: about 1/2 cup
Per Serving:
88 calories; protein 1.4g 3% DV; carbohydrates 12.3g 4% DV; dietary fiber 2.2g 9% DV; sugars 4.2g; fat 4g 6% DV; saturated fat 2.5g 12% DV; cholesterol 10.2mg 3% DV; vitamin a iu 8989.1IU 180% DV; vitamin c 15.9mg 27% DV; folate 7.6mcg 2% DV; calcium 39.9mg 4% DV; iron 0.4mg 3% DV; magnesium 18.9mg 7% DV; potassium 292.2mg 8% DV; sodium 224.6mg 9% DV; thiamin 0.1mg 7% DV.
Exchanges:

1 starch, 1 fat
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Reviews (6)

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6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 3
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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EatingWell User
Rating: 4 stars
11/20/2014
Love this dish! I found my favorite dish for Thanksgiving. I love savory dishes and this one nails it. I have been making this dish for Thanksgiving for 2 or 3 years now. I have taken this to potlucks. I do use Butternut Squash though instead of sweet potatoes. Roasting can enhance the flavors and don't forget to roast the garlic as well. That way no watered down taste. I make this the day before and just fry the sage right before serving. Yum! No Sweet Potato casseroles here. All of these ingredients except garlic come right from my garden. Can't get enough of it. Pros: Savory slightly sweet Cons: none Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 5 stars
10/29/2011
I thought this was very good although it tasted VERY strongly of sage. I had big sage leaves so I may have used too much. It was good though so I'll try it again with a little bit less. Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 3 stars
12/18/2012
way too much sage even when amount cut in half I took the previous reviewers advice regarding there being too much sage so used less than half the amount and counted the medium and large leaves as two. This is still too much sage. I ended up picking out at least half of the sage at the end. I waited until the end to use the garlic putting the garlic in the butter before the sage to add more flavor. I overcooked the turnips and sweet potatoes and they kept in more of the water when I drained them my mistake. After they were done I cooked them on low for 10 minutes and this gave them a fluffier texture. Would definitely make again using just 1/4 the amount of sage and watching closely to avoid overcooking. Pros: turnip and sweet potatoes are nice together Read More
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EatingWell User
Rating: 5 stars
11/28/2014
Uber delicious! uber delicious!! I made this dish instead of mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving and it was delicious! Filling tasty and so full of flavor. Will be making this again and again. Pros: mashed potato consistancy healthy savory Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 5 stars
11/05/2013
addictive I loved the sage in this - though I can say adding garlic at the end wouldn't be a bad idea - but I think it impossible to use too much garlic. Overall I found it to be oddly addictive and ate too much of it. I plan to make this again. Great way to use up fall CSA turnips. Pros: easy to make Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 4 stars
11/29/2013
A Thanksgiving hit I made this for Thanksgiving this year and it was a hit! I halved the amount of sage recommended and it was perfect. I also used gold sweet potatoes which were very tasty however next time I'll use the yellow ones to provide more color and contrast to the turnips. Pros: Flavorful great texture simple ingredients Cons: Too much sage if full amount used Read More
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