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Perfect Roast Parsnips

Quick, easy and delicious, this recipe for Perfect Roast Parsnips requires no par-boiling or any other tricks – but it delivers perfectly cooked and crispy roasted parsnips every time. Perfect for roast dinners, Christmas lunch… or any time when you fancy perfectly roasted parsnips!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 236 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: British

Ingredients

  • 6 medium parsnips peeled and cut into 6 (see Note 1)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F. (See Note 2.)
  2. Place the prepared parsnips in a shallow roasting tray and drizzle with the olive oil. Scatter over salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Toss everything together, so the parsnips are well coated, then arrange in one layer. (See Note 3.)
  4. Place the parsnips in your preheated oven and roast for 20 minutes.
  5. After 20 minutes remove from the oven and turn all the parsnips over. Return to the oven for a further 10 minutes or until the parsnips are golden and crispy and just starting to go brown at the edges.
  6. Remove from the oven and serve.

Notes

  • To cut medium parsnips into 6 equal sized pieces, first cut them in half widthways. Cut the top half into 4 lengthways and the bottom half into 2 lengthways – this creates 6 roughly equal sized parsnip batons, which will roast beautifully. (You may need to adapt this strategy if your parsnips are large or small sized!)
  • If you are cooking these in the same oven as a joint that is being cooked at 200C / 180C fan / gas mark 6 / 400F, that’s fine but you may want to add a 3-5 extra minutes to the last 10 minutes of cooking time to ensure you have perfectly golden roast parsnips. If you remove the joint before the parsnips have finished cooking, I recommend turning the oven up at that point.
  • One super important factor in ensuring roast parsnip perfection is to make sure the parsnips are well spaced out in the roasting tray. Ideally none of the parsnips should be touching each other and definitely don’t have more than one layer! Otherwise, the parsnips will steam rather than roast – resulting in soggy soft parsnips, not crispy roasted ones!
  • Suitable for freezing.
  • Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Information

Calories 236kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Sodium 23mg (1%) Potassium 872mg (25%) Fiber 11g (44%) Sugar 11g (22%) Vitamin C 40mg (44%) Calcium 84mg (8%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 236

% Daily Value*

Calories 236kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Sodium 23mg 1%
Potassium 872mg 19%
Fiber 11g 44%
Sugar 11g 22%
Vitamin C 40mg 44%
Calcium 84mg 8%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.