Turnip Greens and Pork Tenderloin
First time ever cooking and eating turnip greens. Personally, I liked them! Elizabeth (having just gotten up from a nap) tasted them once and pushed the rest my way.
Turnip Greens
~3 slices Prosciutto
1 onion, chopped
Black pepper
splash of lemon juice
dash of sugar
olive oil
~2 cups water
Now, traditionally, salt pork is used in making greens, but I didn't have any on hand. I did have some Prosciutto di Parma which I overbought and had to use up. Rinse the greens well, discarding the stems and bigger portions of the ribs. Brown the Prosciutto with a little olive oil. Add the greens, the onion, pepper, sugar and water. (as a note, I also threw a whole cayenne pepper in the mix to see if it would add any heat while whole. It didn't) Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 45-55 minutes until tender. This is where I added the lemon juice because I like adding lemon to things. Oddly, no salt went into this, but it probably could have used some.

The pork tenderloin was marinated in something that I just made up. Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, chopped sage leaves, salt & pepper. Placed into a baggie with the air squeezed out and into the fridge for an hour. The oven was preheated to 450. In went the pork and after about 20 minutes, I dropped the temp to 325. Waited until the timer buzzed at 150 degrees, set to rest 5 minutes, and sliced. Yum!
Turnip Greens
~3 slices Prosciutto
1 onion, chopped
Black pepper
splash of lemon juice
dash of sugar
olive oil
~2 cups water
Now, traditionally, salt pork is used in making greens, but I didn't have any on hand. I did have some Prosciutto di Parma which I overbought and had to use up. Rinse the greens well, discarding the stems and bigger portions of the ribs. Brown the Prosciutto with a little olive oil. Add the greens, the onion, pepper, sugar and water. (as a note, I also threw a whole cayenne pepper in the mix to see if it would add any heat while whole. It didn't) Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 45-55 minutes until tender. This is where I added the lemon juice because I like adding lemon to things. Oddly, no salt went into this, but it probably could have used some.

The pork tenderloin was marinated in something that I just made up. Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, chopped sage leaves, salt & pepper. Placed into a baggie with the air squeezed out and into the fridge for an hour. The oven was preheated to 450. In went the pork and after about 20 minutes, I dropped the temp to 325. Waited until the timer buzzed at 150 degrees, set to rest 5 minutes, and sliced. Yum!





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