Roasted parsnips and sweet potatoes with caper vinaigrette

AuthorLaura HarbinCategory

This is such a yummy roasted veggie dish and as I am currently obsessed with capers, this is a good one. From Yotam Ottolenghi's cookbook "Plenty".

Yields4 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 10 mins
 4 parsnips (1 1/2 lbs total)
 4 red onions, medium
  cup olive oil
 4 thyme sprigs
 2 rosemary sprigs
 1 head of garlic, halved horizontally
 salt and pepper
 2 sweet potatoes, medium (1 1/4 lbs total)
 30 cherry tomatoes, halfed
 2 tbsp lemon juice
 4 tbsp capers
 ½ tbsp maple syrup
 ½ tsp dijon mustard
1

Preheat oven to 375°. Peel the parsnips and cut pieces roughly 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Peel the onions and cut each into six wedges. Place them in a large mixing bowl and add 1/2 cup of olive oil, thyme, rosemary, garlic, 1 tsp of salt and some pepper. Mix well and spread in large roasting plan. Roast for 20 minutes.

2

Trim both end of the sweet potatoes and cut into 1/2 inch by 2 inch pieces. Add to the parsnips and roast for another 40 to 50 minutes.

3

When veggies and cooked through, stir in the halved tomatoes. Roast for 10 more minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together the lemon juice, capers, maple syrup, mustard, 2 tbsp of oil and 1/2 tsp of salt.

4

Pour the dressing over the roasted veggies as soon as you take them out of the oven.

5

Recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi's "Plenty"

Ingredients

 4 parsnips (1 1/2 lbs total)
 4 red onions, medium
  cup olive oil
 4 thyme sprigs
 2 rosemary sprigs
 1 head of garlic, halved horizontally
 salt and pepper
 2 sweet potatoes, medium (1 1/4 lbs total)
 30 cherry tomatoes, halfed
 2 tbsp lemon juice
 4 tbsp capers
 ½ tbsp maple syrup
 ½ tsp dijon mustard

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375°. Peel the parsnips and cut pieces roughly 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Peel the onions and cut each into six wedges. Place them in a large mixing bowl and add 1/2 cup of olive oil, thyme, rosemary, garlic, 1 tsp of salt and some pepper. Mix well and spread in large roasting plan. Roast for 20 minutes.

2

Trim both end of the sweet potatoes and cut into 1/2 inch by 2 inch pieces. Add to the parsnips and roast for another 40 to 50 minutes.

3

When veggies and cooked through, stir in the halved tomatoes. Roast for 10 more minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together the lemon juice, capers, maple syrup, mustard, 2 tbsp of oil and 1/2 tsp of salt.

4

Pour the dressing over the roasted veggies as soon as you take them out of the oven.

5

Recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi's "Plenty"

Notes

Roasted parsnips and sweet potatoes with caper vinaigrette

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