Roasted parsnips, carrots, sweet potatoes & turnips
One of my favorite fall offerings from our local CSA is a lovely bag of mixed root vegetables. Baby carrots, parsnips, turnips, sweet potatoes, radishes and new potatoes are among the usual suspects you can find in this edible collection. My favorite way to cook this assortment is with a quick toss with olive oil, herbs and salt and pepper. Easy enough, right? This time I decided to toss in some finely chopped fresh sage, red onion and some crunchy pine nuts to the mix and boy, was that a delicious variation! Nicely served alongside a grilled pork chop and some sautéed greens, my Roasted Root Vegetables with Pine Nuts & Sage is a healthful side dish to try with your favorite mix of wonderful root vegetables.
The vegetables tossed with olive oil, sage, and pine nuts
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Roasted Root Vegetables with Pine Nuts & Sage
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. bag of mixed root vegetables, scrubbed and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tablespoon fresh sage, finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoons pine nuts
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the cut vegetables and red onion in a single layer on the baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with the salt and pepper. Sprinkle the chopped sage and pine nuts over the vegetables as well. Roast for 25 minutes or until the vegetables are fragrant and tender when pierced with a fork.
Tagged: carrots, fall, parsnips, pine nuts, roasted vegetables, root vegetables, sage, sweet potatoes, turnips
I prepared this last night though I didn’t have the pine nuts. I found the parsnips at Trader Joe’s because most groceries here don’t have them. I served meat loaf with them and ciabatta baguette bread from TJ’s.
Thanks for all the tips!
You’re quite welcome! I think roasting any sort of veggies, especially root veggies, really is the best way to bring out their natural flavors. I think pecans would also be a tasty alternative to pine nuts…
So glad BTR has Trader Joe’s now–and I know you are equally as glad. :> My Mom keeps raving about their peach salsa that I think you told her about?
Have a great week! (How bout them Saint’s last night?!)