Maple Roasted Parsnips, Apples and Red Onions
 
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This dish is a unique combination full of the rich fall flavors of maple, root vegetable parsnips and apples. If you tire of the same old side dishes over and over, try this one and get out of that rut. It's delicious and refreshingly different.
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 4 large parsnips, peeled and cut julienne style into approximately quarter-inch thick pieces
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ large red onion, sliced julienne approximately 1½-inch pieces
  • ¼ cup mango juice
  • ¼ teaspoon dried dill weed
  • kosher salt
  • cracked black pepper
  • 2 Gala apples, cut into ⅛-inch slices
  • 1½ tablespoons pure maple syrup
Instructions
  1. Coat bottom of 10-inch tart baking dish with olive oil.
  2. Place parsnips in even layer on bottom of dish.
  3. Tuck onion pieces in between parsnips to create even layer.
  4. Drizzle with mango juice, followed by the remaining tablespoon olive oil. Season with dill, kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Bake for 25 minutes.
  5. Remove from oven, layer sliced apples into tart pan.
  6. Drizzle with maple syrup. Bake for additional 25 minutes until apples are golden and slightly crispy. Taste and season with more dill, salt and pepper if desired.
Recipe by The Saturday Evening Pot at http://thesaturdayeveningpot.com/2014/09/fall-flavors-maple-roasted-parsnips-apples-and-red-onions-secret-recipe-club.html