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Rumbledethumps, the ultimate Scottish vegetarian comfort food.

Similar to bubble and squeak, Rumbledethumps is a traditional Scottish dish of buttery mash, cabbage and rutabaga (swede), baked until golden brown and crispy.
You can cook it earlier in the day and reheat in the oven – give them an extra 20 minutes or so from cold.

Recipe by Sue Lawrence for BBC Good Food

Serves 6

1 1/2 lb large potatoes, peeled and chopped into large chunks
14 oz rutagaba (swede) peeled and chopped into large chunks
3-4 oz unsalted butter
9 oz savoy cabbage or kale, finely sliced
salt and freshly ground black pepper
3-4 oz mature cheddar, grated

Set the oven to 350F.

Cook the potatoes and swede in a saucepan of salted boiling water until tender. Drain well and return to the pan.

Heat 50g/2oz butter in a pan and gently cook the cabbage for a few minutes, until the cabbage is tender but retains its color.

Add the cabbage to the pan with the potatoes and swede. Add the remaining 25g/1oz butter and mash together using a potato masher. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Place the mashed vegetables into an ovenproof lidded dish and top with the cheese. Cover with a lid and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes, then remove the lid and continue to cook for a further 15 minutes, or until piping hot and golden-brown on top.

Do-ahead · Gluten Free · Holiday Food · Vegetable sides · Vegetable-related

Winter vegetable tian

Serves 6

3 medium beetroots (about 400g), peeled
3 medium golden beetroots (about 400g) peeled
3 medium candy beetroots,(about 400g), peeled
250g swede (rutabaga) peeled
250g celeriac, peeled
50g butter, diced
4 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 bunch thyme, leaves stripped
100 ml chicken stock
4-5 tbsp double (heavy whipping) cream
50-100g parmesan, finely grated

Use a mandolin or a sharp knife to cut the beetroots into 5mm slices. Cut the swede and celeriac into similar-sized pieces.

Heat the oven to 375F/190C/fan 170C/gas 5.
Use a little of the butter to coat the inside of a round, shallow 30cm casserole. Around the outside of the dish, arrange the veg slices, upright, in a circle, alternating the types and colors, and tucking slices of garlic and pieces of thyme between the slices with lots of seasoning.

Repeat, making smaller circles within, until the dish is full. Dot the top with butter, pour over the stock and seal tightly with foil. Bake for 45 minutes until the veg is tender to the point of a knife. Remove the foil, drizzle over the cream, sprinkle over the parmesan and bake for a further 30 minutes until the top is crisp.