Total time: 40 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy

Turnips may not usually be at the top of your fall must-cook list, but they should be. This underappreciated root vegetable is ideal for roasting, which mellows its sometimes sharp, slightly bitter flavour and transforms their texture into meltingly tender bites. When buying turnips, choose small ones, which are usually the youngest plants with the best texture and sweetest flavour. They should be firm, heavy for their size, and free of any cuts or damaged skin. Make sure you cut them into similarly sized pieces and spread them in a single layer on the baking pan so that they cook evenly. Use whichever fresh herbs you have on hand, perhaps the ones you’re using for your main entrée or a salad.