Fall Wellness Recipe

Roasted Root Vegetables

In Asian medicine, root vegetables are an important food for fall. Root vegetable have warming qualities that get us ready for upcoming cold weather. Carrots, parsnips, turnips, and cabbage all grow in temperate-to-cold climates. When we eat these vegetables regularly, we take on their properties and are also able to thrive despite the cold weather.


Ingredients
8 to 12 slender carrots, peeled and trimmed
8 to 12 baby turnips, peeled
6 to 8 fingerling potatoes, scrubbed and cut lengthwise in halves
1 or 2 large parsnips, peeled, trimmed, and cut diagonally into 1-inch-thick slices
1 or 2 medium onions, trimmed, peeled and halved, each 1/2 cut into quarters
1 or 2 large beets, peeled and cut into thick wedges
1 or 2 kohlrabi bulbs, peeled and cut into thick wedges
1 celery root, trimmed and halved, halves cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices
1 whole head garlic, separated into cloves, unpeeled
2 or 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, sage, or thyme
Salt and Freshly ground black pepper
Extra-virgin olive oil Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Put all the vegetables and the herb sprigs in a large baking dish. Season well with salt and black pepper, drizzle generously with olive oil, and toss them with your hands to coat them evenly.
Put the baking dish in the preheated oven and cook, stirring the vegetables occasionally, until they are tender and golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve the vegetables from their baking dish or transfer them to a platter to accompany a roasted main course.

Recipe excerpt from foodnetwork.com

recipe excerpt from the foodnetwork.com