Umbra of Emberspike
Rancher
Roots Platter
Time for another dive in the Stardew culinary rabbit hole.
This is a hearty little dish that consists proudly of various root plants and a kale pesto. Ranging from baby carrots, celery root, rutabaga, and "daikon" radishes, with some parsley, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, and parmesean cheese.
In place of the daikon radishes were supposed to be something called "Tokyo Turnips" or "Hakurei", known as "salad turnips" for their mild and sweet taste. But it has been impossible to find any local turnips of that variety. The daikon was the best substitute I could come up with. The pesto consists of kale, extra virgin olive oil, parmesean, and walnuts. Surprisingly, the walnuts were more costly than any of the root veggies used here.
The taste was unusual, but welcome. Next time, I'll see if I can get a special long-distance order of hakurei and see how their taste compares to daikon. The pesto was the most popular part of the dish. We have some left over for some later use now and we essentially learned of a budget-friendly way to make a nice topping and salad.