Whipped Autumn Vegetables Recipes

SWEET ROASTED AUTUMN ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil.
• Whisk butter, maple syrup, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Add squash, turnips, parsnips, sweet potato, rutabaga, and carrots to butter mixture; toss to evenly coat. Pour coated vegetables into the prepared roasting pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.

WHIPPED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes, parsnips, celery root and turnips and cut into 1-to-2-inch pieces. Combine in a large pot and cover with twice the volume of cold water; add 1 tablespoon salt. Bring the water to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to medium and boil gently until the vegetables are tender, 20 to 30 minutes. (Insert a paring knife into a potato; there should be no resistance.)
• Drain the vegetables well and return to the pot. Let the pot sit 5 minutes over low heat to cook off any excess liquid. Run the hot vegetables through a food mill into a large bowl. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, then whip in the butter.

SMOKED AUTUMN VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place half of the wood chips in the bottom of a stove-top smoker and place the squash and sweet potatoes on the rack over the chips. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Place over medium heat until the wood begins to smolder. Cover and cook until tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the vegetables from the rack and keep warm. Add the remaining wood chips to the smoker. Place the shallots and mushrooms on the rack, season, cover and cook until tender, about 40 minutes. Thinly slice all of the vegetables and serve.

ROASTED AUTUMN VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a bowl toss together the potatoes, quartered, the shallots, 4 tablespoons of the oil, the bay leaf, the dried thyme, the garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Spread the vegetables in an oiled large roasting pan and roast them in the middle of a preheated 375°F. oven, shaking the pan every 5 to 10 minutes, for 25 minutes. In a bowl toss the squash with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and salt and pepper to taste and add it to the pan. Roast the vegetables, shaking the pan occasionally, for 10 to 20 minutes more, or until they are tender. Discard the bay leaf and garnish the vegetables with the thyme sprigs.

ROASTED AUTUMN ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Toss beets, potatoes, parsnips, turnips, and rutabaga with olive oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Spread seasoned vegetables over prepared baking dish.
• Roast vegetables in the preheated oven until beets are easily pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes.
• Stir vegetable broth, balsamic vinegar, and Italian seasoning together in a small bowl.
• Pour broth mixture over vegetables and continue roasting until liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes more.
• Transfer roasted vegetables to a bowl and toss with goat cheese.

GRILLED AUTUMN VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cut aubergine into 1cm thick slices. Steam for 4 minutes.
• Cut courgettes diagonally into 5 mm thick slices; brush with 5 ml of the oil.
• Seed and cut peppers lengthways into 8 pieces.
• Grill vegetables, in batches if necessary, under high heat for 4 - 6 minutes on each side or until tender but firm. Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Whisk together remaining oil, vinegar, thyme, water and salt and pepper to taste. Pour over hot vegetables and toss to coat.
• Vegetables can be covered and refrigerated for up to one day. Serve at room temperature.