Root-Vegetable Medley
- Total Time
- 2 hours
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Ingredients
- 2medium yams (1 pound)
- 1pound large carrots, scraped and cut into chunks
- 1pound large parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1½tablespoons butter
- ¼cup maple syrup
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- ½teaspoon ground cumin seed
- ¼cup Marsala
- ½cup chopped parsley
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake yams until soft, about 45 minutes; set aside to cool. Meanwhile, steam carrots and parsnips until tender, about 5 minutes, and set aside.
- Step 2
Peel yams and pass them through a ricer or food mill to make a fine puree. Add ½ tablespoon butter and the maple syrup, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Pass carrots through a ricer or food mill into a large bowl and add ½ tablespoon butter, the cumin, salt and pepper, and set aside. Pass parsnips through a ricer or food mill and add the remaining ½ tablespoon butter, the Marsala, salt and pepper; set aside.
- Step 3
Arrange the pureed vegetables in alternating strips in a glass baking dish. Bake in oven until hot, 30 to 45 minutes. Decorate border with parsley and serve.
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