Mashed Winter Vegetables Recipes

SAVORY MASHED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place all the vegetables and garlic in a large pot and fill with cool water to cover; season with a teaspoon of salt. Bring to boil over medium heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, until the vegetables are very tender.
• While the vegetables are cooking, combine the heavy cream, butter, and herbs in a pot and heat over low flame to melt the butter and infuse the herb flavor into the cream ¿ do not allow to boil. Shut off the heat, cover, and let steep until needed. When ready to use, remove the herb stems and the bay leaves.
• Drain vegetables and put them into a large mixing bowl. Mash with a potato masher. Stir in the warm cream mixture and mix until the liquid is absorbed and the vegetables are smooth; season with salt and pepper. Put the mashed root vegetables in a serving bowl, garnish with chopped chives and drizzle with a healthy dose of olive oil.

WINTER VEGETABLE HASH

Steps:

• Place oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Melt butter and mix in potatoes, mushrooms, pepper, squash, and shallot. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender.
• Mix kale and sage into skillet. Continue cooking 5 minutes, until kale is wilted. Serve and enjoy!

WINTER VEGETABLE MASH

Steps:

• Heat oil in saucepan, gently cook the onion, garlic, chilli, parsnips and leeks with a few tbsps of water and the lid on for 5 mins. Add enough boiling water from the kettle to just cover and simmer gently for 15 mins or until the veg are tender.
• Meanwhile, boil potatoes for 10 mins or until tender; drain then mash with milk, mustard, cream cheese, 3/4 of the cheddar cheese and freshly ground black pepper.
• Drain the vegetables well, stir into the mashed potato and serve sprinkled with the remaining cheese. Great served with ham or roast beef.

JAMIE OLIVER'S MASHED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• *NOTE: swedes are known in US as rutabagas. I've also used yams/sweet potatoes, turnips and fingerlings in this recipe. ~fyi~.
• Feel free to use any single vegetable or a mixture of your favorites. Cookgirl says that a mixture of root vegetables is the way to go!
• Peel the root vegetables then chop up into golf-ball sized pieces, place in salted boiling water and cook until very tender.
• Drain in a colander.
• Place the vegetables back in the pan and mash with a potato masher.
• You can mash them as smooth or as chunky as you like. Season with salt and pepper, then enrich the flavor with extra virgin oil or butter, or both, to taste. (I prefer using both olive oil and butter.).
• Jamie continues to say: once cooked, the mashed vegetables can be kept warm in a bowl covered with kitchen foil over simmering water. This is handy when cooking for a dinner party -- (especially when timing is of utmost importance.).

STEAMED WINTER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place the vegetables in a steamer basket. Place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water; bring to a boil. Cover and steam for 10-12 minutes or until crisp-tender., Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet. Stir in the vegetables and toss to coat evenly. In a small bowl, combine the dill, vinegar, horseradish and salt. Pour over the vegetables; toss to coat evenly. Serve immediately.

GARLIC MASHED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place potatoes, carrots, squash, turnip and garlic into a saucepan and cover with water.
• Add 1/8 teaspoon salt, cover and bring to a boil.
• Simmer until vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Drain well and mash vegetables.
• Stir in sour cream and chicken broth, season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

WINTER ROOT MASH WITH BUTTERY CRUMBS

Steps:

• In a large pan of boiling salted water, cook the parsnips and swede, covered, for about 20 minutes until tender. Drain well, then mash them together using a masher or food processor until reasonably smooth but still with a bit of texture. Stir in the soured cream, horseradish and thyme and season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon into a buttered shallow ovenproof dish and put to one side.
• Make the topping. Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the onion for 5-6 minutes, until gorgeously golden. Mix in the breadcrumbs and stir to brown and crisp a little. Season with salt and pepper and add the thyme. Take the pan off the heat. Spoon the mixture casually over the top of the mash. Scatter over the parmesan. (Can be made ahead to this point and kept covered in the fridge for up to a day. Or can be frozen for up to a month.)
• Bake with the turkey (190C/gas 5/ fan 170C) for 35-40 minutes if doing from cold, 25-30 minutes if not, or 11⁄2-13⁄4 hours from frozen (put foil on top, and remove it for the last 10 minutes) - until golden and crisp on top. Serve scattered with a few more thyme sprigs and leaves.

SLOW-ROASTED WINTER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place butternut squash, yams, sweet potatoes, parsnips, carrots, turnip, mushrooms, shallots, and garlic in a large bowl. Add rosemary, salt, and pepper. Toss until evenly mixed, then add oil and toss until coated. Pour into large baking pans so that the vegetables are no more than 1 1/2 inches deep.
• Bake in the preheated oven, tossing and scraping the bottom every 30 minutes, until vegetables are very tender, at least 90 minutes; longer is better.

MIXED WINTER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• If necessary, ''string'' the beans. Break beans into 2-inch lengths. There should be about 2 cups.
• Trim and scrape carrots.
• Put green beans and carrots in a saucepan and add cold water to cover and salt to taste. Bring to boil and cook 7 to 8 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, cut trimmed onions into 1 1/2-inch lengths. There should be about 1/2 cup.
• Heat butter in a skillet and add onions. Cook, shaking skillet and stirring, about 1 minute. Add green beans, carrots, salt and pepper to taste. Heat and serve.

GARLIC MASHED WINTER VEGETABLES (WW CORE)

Steps:

• Place all of the vegetables in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until all of the vegetables are cooked, about 12 minutes. Test by piercing different pieces with a fork.
• Drain the water from the pot. Add the broth and sour cream and mash by hand. If your family prefers smooth and creamy, by all means use a mixer. Add in the thyme, salt and pepper.
• Add additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.