Name: Maple-roast parsnips
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1kg/2¼lb parsnips; 125ml/4fl oz vegetable oil; 80ml/3½fl oz maple syrup

Prepare: less than 30 mins
Cook: 30 mins to 1 hour
Serve: Serves 8
Dietary: Dairy-free Egg-free Gluten-free Nut-free Pregnancy-friendly Vegan Vegetarian

Nigella's easy roast parsnips taste even sweeter with a generous glug of maple syrup. This is a wonderful Christmas dinner side, and so easy to make.

By Nigella Lawson

From Nigella's Christmas Kitchen

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Ingredients

1kg/2¼lb parsnips
125ml/4fl oz vegetable oil
80ml/3½fl oz maple syrup

Method

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
Peel the parsnips and then halve them crosswise, then halve or quarter each piece lengthwise. Place the parsnips into a roasting tin.
Pour the oil over the parsnips and mix them well so that the oil covers all of the pieces. Pour the maple syrup over the parsnips and roast for 35 minutes, or until they are tender and golden-brown. To serve place on a clean serving dish.