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Turnip Corn Balls

By: The Local Palate
Turnip Corn Poppers
Image by Beatriz da Costa

Turnip corn balls from Watermelon & Red Birds, a cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations, by Nicole A. Taylor. In her cookbook, Taylor writes, “This is for the adults, but a young person might be into the spicy bite of a turnip. Japanese Hakurei turnips are the gateway turnip to always having root vegetables in your shopping rotation. Also called Tokyo turnips, they are mild in flavor and super delicious fried and dipped in the corn crema.”

Excerpted from WATERMELON AND RED BIRDS by Nicole A. Taylor. Copyright © 2022 by Nicole A. Taylor. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Makes 4 skewers

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