Liven up plain old winter vegetables with these baked Carrot & Parsnip Fries!
This time of year I’m all about the root vegetables. Boiled, mashed, roasted or blitzed into a soup. There’s just something so comforting about big chucks of these earthy veg when the cold weather sets in.
Unfortunately my fussy eater doesn’t agree with me on this one! And I spend most of the winter coaxing her to try morsels of these vegetables.
This year however I have a new trick up my sleeve. I discovered with these Butternut Squash Fries that if I cut and cook vegetables to look like fries then I am guaranteed that she will at least try them.
So I thought I would give it a go with some Carrot & Parsnip Fries as well.
I am so pleased to say that these went down really well. She realised pretty quickly that they weren’t standard fries but she was happy to eat a few with minimal complaint!
I really enjoyed them too as they were a nice change to standard boiled carrots and parsnips.
I served them with creme fraiche as a side dish but ketchup, mayo or even garlic aioli would work just as well.
My recipes uses one teaspoon of paprika but you could add a little more if you prefer more of a kick.
If you liked my Carrot & Parsnip Fries recipe, then please do leave me a comment and a star rating below. You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram. I always love to see your creations!
PrintCarrot & Parsnip Fries
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: European
Description
Liven up plain old winter vegetables with these baked Carrot & Parsnip Fries
Ingredients
- 2 medium carrots
- 2 medium parsnips
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220c.
- Peel and cut the carrots and parsnips into fries. Mix the olive oil, paprika and garlic powder together in a bowl. Add the fries and mix well. Transfer to a baking tray and bake in the oven for between 15-20 mins (depending on the thickness of your fries), turning a couple of times.
Bars says
I haven’t cook or ate parsnip before but this recipe got me to eat lots and lots of it 😀
Thank you for sharing
★★★★★
Molly says
I made these and served with garlic aioli and they were really tasty. My little girl loves aioli so she was more than happy to tuck into these!
★★★★★
Krista says
Great Work! Thank you for sharing these great recipes with is.