Parsnips!

[Ergonomic Mouse]

Any recipes??

We grew a bunch in the garden this year, and I harvested today.  We are going to be eating them for some time!

[witchypoo]

roast : toss w/olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme - i usually add carrots and potatoes to the mix
boil and mash w/butter
shred, mix w/shredded potatoes, some flour and egg, and fry into cakes

[LilyLily]

I've only ever used Parsnips in stock.  What do they taste like?  I have a spice carrot in my head for some reason.

[witchypoo]

turnip cum carrot

[merigayle]

Roast

[LilyLily]

turnip cum carrot

Well, I haven't had a turnip either so.....

[cgraz]

Roast

I've never cooked parsnips, but this is my answer for everything!

[merigayle]

I've never cooked parsnips, but this is my answer for everything!

it is generally tastefully foolproof.

[Ergonomic Mouse]

We had them sliced like French fries and roasted with a little sea salt. Then tossed with a butter, horseradish and shallot mixture when they were cooked.  Outstanding!!!! N

[merigayle]

We had them sliced like French fries and roasted with a little sea salt. Then tossed with a butter, horseradish and shallot mixture when they were cooked.  Outstanding!!!! N

that is how i make my rutabagas!

[caribougrrl]

parsnips are good roasting veg; also good in indian-spiced pureed soup (heat oil and pop some brown mustard seed, cumin seed & coriander seed; sautee finely diced celery, onion & carrot, a couple of crushed dried red chili peppers and 1/2 a cinnamon stick; add some tumeric,  add stock of your liking, bring to boil, add sliced parsnips, a few curry leaves; return to boil and remove cinnamon stick; simmer until parsnips are soft; puree the whole thing, return to pot and heat up to serve)


I also like this carrot & parsnip dish as a side:
http://www.marthastewart.com/317465/glazed-root-vegetables

[crazypants]

I was doing my monthly duty of talking with my mom last week and I told her I sauteed parsnips with brussel sprouts as my veg side for dinner and she wondered why we didn't have parsnips growing up.

  Uh- because you were the one who cooked back then and you didn't get parsnips.

I've also added them to sauteed kale. I guess I like the sweetness and nuttiness of it as a contrast for bitter greens.

[Run Amok]

I've only ever used Parsnips in stock.  What do they taste like?  I have a spice carrot in my head for some reason.

They are a little less starchy than a potato and a little sweeter. They also have a funny bitter taste to me, so I don't like them. Lots of people do though!

[Dagstag v 2.0]

Roast with honey and cumin seed.

[crazypants]

cumin seed.

Nah... too easy.