Vegetable
Scarlet Queen
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Scarlet Queen is a red-skinned, white-fleshed turnip often harvested young for bright salad colour—milder than storage purple-tops when small, with a crisp bite. The scarlet exterior pops in market bunches; interior stays white. Best as a specialty fresh root rather than long cellar crop. Slice thin for salads, pickle pink-edged rounds, or roast small. Greens are usable. Pull before heat makes roots hot and pithy.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Colour BunchPink Edge PickleRaw PlateSmall RoastThin Salad Slice
Traits
Colour MarketCrisp MildMild When SmallRed Skin White FleshScarlet SkinVisualYoung BestYoung Salad Harvest
History
JP
Scarlet Queen-type red salad turnips entered international specialty seed trade.
US
US market gardens grew Scarlet Queen for colourful bunches.
Chefs used scarlet-skinned turnips for visual raw plates.
Scarlet Queen remained a named red salad turnip in catalogues.