Ingredients
- 1 small turnip
- 1tbs butter
- 200ml cider
- ½tbs golden brown sugar
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- A spring of thyme
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 Cavanbert cheese (200g) – if it’s a little larger it doesn’t matter.
- A drizzle of maple syrup
- 4 slices smoked ham (I like Black Forest ham)
1 Set the oven to 180 degrees.
2 Peel and dice the turnip into 1cm dice, as best you can. It will be a little bit tricky but use your best knife and take your time.
3 Put the turnips in a nice shallow oven-to-table casserole dish and add the butter, cider, sugar, cinnamon, thyme, salt and pepper.
4 Put in the oven for 40 minutes, turning once or twice, until the turnips are tender (leave them in longer if they are still hard).
5 Unwrap the cheese and place it in the centre of the turnips. Drizzle everything with a little maple syrup and put back in the oven for a further 10 minutes to warm through.
6 To serve, artfully drape the ham over the cheese. Place in the centre of the table and help yourself.
