Step by step
Prepare the turnip tops, being careful not to throw away all the leaves. In fact, adding the leaves, with their sweet taste, will create a nice contrast with the bitterness of the stems and flowers. Then blanch in salted water.
Tips
To get the best out of your orecchiette with cheese and turnip tops, and to enjoy the contrast between the flavours, you should pair it with a nice bottle of Locorotondo.
Trivia
According to tradition, orecchiette mirror the shape of ‘trulli’, strange conical dwellings found only in Puglia; according to others, however, this type of pasta has Jewish origins.