Taste Green

Roasted Root Vegetables with Whole Spices

 

 

 

The beauty of roast vegetables is that they virtually cook themselves. Adding a few well chosen herbs and spices is the only touch required.


Serves: 4

 

Ingredients:

  • 3 parsnips, peeled

  • 3 potatoes, peeled

  • 3 carrots, peeled

  • 3 sweet potatoes, peeled

  • 60ml/4 tbsp olive oil

  • 8 shallots, peeled

  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced

  • 10ml/2 tsp white mustard seeds

  • 10ml/2 tsp coriander seeds, lightly crushed

  • 5ml/1 tsp cumin seeds

  • 2 bay leaves

  • freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 190�C/375� F/Gas 5. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Cut the parsnips, potatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes into chunks. Add them to the pan and bring the water back to the boil. Boil for 2 minutes, then drain.

  2. Pour the olive oil into a large, heavy roasting tin and place over a moderate heat. Add the vegetables, shallots and garlic. Fry, tossing the vegetables over the heat until they are pale golden at the edges.

  3. Add the mustard seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and bay leaves. Cook for 1 minute, then season with pepper. Transfer the roasting tin to the oven and roast for 45 minutes, turning occasionally, until the vegetables are crisp and golden and cooked through.

Nutritional Information (Per portion):

  • Energy 373Kcals/1559kj

  • Protein 7.2g

  • Fat 14.2g

  • Saturated fat 1.71g

  • Carbohydrate 58g

  • Fibre 10.1g

  • Sodium 80mg