Christmas

Roasted Parsnips with Maple Syrup

Roasted Parsnips with Maple Syrup

Ingredients

  • 6 Parsnips
  • Olive oil
  • 3 tbsp. Maple Syrup
  • As a guideline allow 1 parsnip per person as part
  • of a roast dinner, of course more if you really like them!
  • Preheat oven to 190/200ºC

Method

1

Top, tail and peel the parsnips. Cut into two widthways first and then into thick wedges. Place them in a bowl, sprinkle over a little olive oil and mix them round with your hands to coat them all over.

2

Place a lightly oiled baking tin in the oven to heat up.

3

Now leaving any surplus oil in the bowl, scatter the parsnips into the hot baking tin.

4

Roast for about 15 minutes until they are beginning to brown.

5

Now stir in the 3 tbsp. maple syrup.

6

Leave them to finish roasting and become glazed and slightly sticky.

7

Serve with any roast dinner.