What Do Parsnips Taste Like?

Parsnips are fairly sweet as vegetables go, not unlike sweet potatoes. They have a slight perfume-ness to the flavor in my opinion, although some people describe it as a little spicy. They have a distinctively different taste than carrots and like carrots should be peeled the older they are before cooking.

What Do Parsnips Look Like?

Parsnips are similarly shaped like carrots, but are a creamy, slightly yellow color, with green tops that are the visible part that grow above the ground before they are harvested. The greens look more like celery leaves than carrot tops. They are a root vegetable like carrots, beets, and potatoes are.

Parsnips Recipes Deliciously Prepared 3 Ways

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Learn how to cook perfect parsnips in three simple ways: roast parsnips, mashed parsnips and fried parsnips. A great addition to any roast dinner.

Ingredients

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500 gram (approx. 5 medium) parsnips, peeled and trimmed
Roasted Parsnips
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon runny honey
2 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
salt and freshly ground black pepper
chopped fresh thyme, to serve (optional)
Mashed Parsnips
15 gram/1/2 oz butter
1 tablespoon milk
pinch of grated nutmeg (optional)
salt and freshly ground black pepper
chopped fresh parsley, to serve (optional)
Fried Parsnips
2 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoon soy sauce

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Instructions

Roasted Parsnips

Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C/Gas 6.
Cut the parsnips in half lengthways and put them in a roasting tin, then rub them with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and roast for 20 minutes.
Mix the honey and mustard together. Remove the parsnips from the oven, turn them over and brush them with honey and mustard.
Return to the oven and cook for a further 15 minutes, until tender and golden.
Garnish with thyme.

Mashed Parsnips

Cut the parsnips into even size chunks (approximately 2cm/1 inch).
Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil. Add the parsnips and simmer for 10–12 minutes until tender.
Drain well and leave to stand for 2–3 minutes to dry out.
Add the butter, milk and nutmeg, then season with salt and pepper.
Mash until smooth, then transfer into a warmed serving bowl and garnish with chopped parsley.

Fried Parsnips

Cut into rounds approximately ¾ cm thick.
Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium-low heat, add the parsnips and cook for 5 minutes. Turn the slices over and cook for a further 5 minutes, until just tender.
Increase the heat, add the soy sauce and cook for 2 minutes, tossing the parsnips in the soy, until the pan is almost dry.
Remove from the heat and serve immediately.

Notes

Alternatives

To make the fried parsnips gluten-free, swap the soy sauce for tamari sauce.
To make the roasted parsnips vegan, swap the honey for syrup.
To make the mashed parsnips vegan, replace the butter and milk for non-dairy alternatives.

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Category: side dish
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