not your grandmother's way with rutabagas

...or maybe it should be "not MY grandmother's way with rutabagas?" It all depends on whether or not your grandmother ever made rutabagas, right? 

Mine did. And she boiled them. And one day, I "grew" to like them... much like I grew to like boiled turnip greens, collards, kale and fresh sliced tomatoes (yeah, I know... that last one is a surprise. Pretty easy to like. Not sure why I was a late tomato bloomer.) 

Anyway, I seldom had anything in MawMaw Ween's kitchen as a young adult that I didn't like. But as I've matured in my own kitchen, I've found that some of the same foods she mastered, I prefer in a different way: 

Roasted Rutabaga, Beet & Bacon Salad 

[click image for recipe]

My grandmother was a true southern cook. No doubt about it. She "healthified" her kitchen A LOT in the latter half of her life, but she still stuck to the basic way she and my grandfather liked to eat. I'm not sure if she would've enjoyed the combination of roasted beets, rutabaga, bacon & blue cheese, but I'm positive she would be happy that I was finding my own way with rutabagas. 

What about you - ever eat rutabagas?