Maple roasted root vegetables with an oatmeal and cheddar crust
Description:
This is a recipe I developed for CBC radio when they asked me to make parsnips edible. They were pleasantly surprised to find out that they actually liked them.
Ingredients description
2 white turnips 4 medium carrots 6 parsnips 12 pearl onions, peeled 8 cloves garlic 1/4 cup maple sirop 2 tbsp. Organic canola oil 1/4 cup apple cider 2 tsp. Cornstarch 1 tsp. Cinnamon 2 branches fresh thyme 1/4 tsp. sea salt freshly milled black pepper 1 cup rolled oats ~ or ~ organic 7 grain cereal ½ cup grated old cheddar 2 tbsp. Butter
Preparation
All vegetables peeled and cut into one inch cubes pre heat the oven to 350 degrees melt the butter, cinnamon, thyme and maple sirop place the vegetables, onions and garlic in a roasting pan and toss with the butter & sirop mixture, salt & pepper place the pan in the oven and roast until the vegetables are tender and pierce easily with a fork approx. 45 minutes remove from the oven and place the vegetables in a bowl with the cornstarch & the apple cider place the vegetables in a glass baking dish mix together the oats, cheddar and butter and spread over the vegetables place the dish in the pre heated oven and bake for 20 minutes remove and serve hot