Parsnips Recipes

ParsnipsParsnips are so much more than simply a pale carrot. Roast parsnips are a rightful classic, but they also make lovely soups and even breads.

Parsnips are a nourishing root vegetable and member of the carrot family. Don’t be fooled by their white color, the parsnip is significantly higher in many nutrients, including fiber, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, zinc, copper, manganese, folic acid, Vitamin C and Vitamin E, than its orange carrot relative. Parsnips also score high in ‘food energy’ amongst the vegetables, meaning that they have significant amounts of calories and protein. Discover your new favorite parsnip recipe below.

Celeriac and Parsnip Mash

1 medium celeriac (about 1 pound), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
3 medium parsnips (about 3/4 pound), peeled and cut into 1-inch slices, thick ends quartered
1 large russet potato (about 3/4 pound), peeled and quartered
1/4 cup vegetable broth or chicken broth
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, divided
2 tablespoons low-fat or nonfat plain yogurt
1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoons salt
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Place celeriac and parsnips in a large saucepan; cover with lightly salted water. Place potato in a medium saucepan; cover with lightly salted water. Bring both saucepans to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer gently until the vegetables are very tender when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes for the potato and 30 to 40 minutes for the celeriac and parsnips.

When the potato is tender, drain and transfer to a large bowl. Mash with a potato masher. Cover and keep warm. When the celeriac and parsnips are tender, drain and transfer to a food processor; process until smooth, stopping once or twice to scrape down the sides. Add the puree to the potato.

Meanwhile, combine broth and oil in a saucepan or measuring cup and heat on the stovetop (or in the microwave) until steaming. Stir into the puree, along with 2 tablespoons chives, yogurt, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir in Parmesan. Garnish with the remaining 1 tablespoon chives. Serve hot.

We thank EatingWell.com for this recipe.

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Potato Pancakes

sunchokes

Sunchokes, also called Jerusalem artichokes, can be used much like potatoes. There’s no need to peel them, and their off-white insides blend well with the potato in this recipe.

1 large baking potato
1/2 medium onion
1/2 cup sunchokes or parsnips (optional)
1 large egg
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon Nash’s flour
1 tablespoon dry bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon dry thyme
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper
Oil for pan frying
1/3 cup applesauce

Using a food processor or a box grater, coarsely grate the potato, onion and sunchokes/parsnips into a bowl. Using your hands, squeeze out the excess liquid and place the dry mixture in a bowl. Add the egg, parsley, flour, breadcrumbs, thyme, lemon juice and seasonings. Mix well.

Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a heavy skillet. Add 1/2 cup mounds of mixture to the hot oil, and flatten down to a 3/4-inch thick pancake. Turn heat to medium. Cook for 5 minutes on each side or until crispy and golden. Serve with the applesauce.

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Nourish Recipe: Curried Parsnip Soup

Nourish Restaurant in Sequim, WANourish, Sequim’s new garden-to-plate restaurant and gathering place, is featuring a series of meals created using items from Nash’s farm share boxes each week. This week’s box contains parsnips, the star of the show in this soup.

1 lb parsnips
2 medium onions
2 to 3 cloves garlic
2 ounces butter
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 fresh red chilli, chopped
40 ounces chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 lb potatoes
1 tablespoon creamed or dessicated coconut
Double cream
Smoked paprika

Pile of Parsnips

As the weather cools, we turn to soups and roots, like these parsnips.

Peel and chop the parsnips, onions and garlic. Melt butter in a saucepan and add the onions and garlic. Cook gently for about 5 minutes without coloring.

Add the curry powder, chili and stock. Bring to the boil. Peel and chop the potatoes and add them along with the parsnips and the coconut.

Simmer gently with the lid on until the parsnips are tender, about 20 minutes. Liquidize until smooth with a blender. Garnish with a swirl of double cream and a sprinkling of smoked paprika.

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