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Roasted Root Vegetables Recipe

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This classic recipe uses new potatoes, gold potatoes, carrots, turnips, shallots, and beets. The root vegetables are flavored with balsamic vinegar and sweet marjoram. Waxy potatoes are preferred for roasting.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

  • 12 small red new potatoes
  • 8 baby Yukon gold potatoes or fingerling potatoes
  • 2 cups whole baby carrots, peeled
  • 4 turnips, peeled
  • 12 whole shallots, peeled
  • 12 small white boiling onions, peeled
  • 8 baby beets, scrubbed and stemmed
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons dried sweet marjoram
  • Kosher salt
  • Fresh ground black pepper

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 F.

In a large bowl, combine red potatoes, gold potatoes, carrots, turnips, shallots, onions, and beets.

In a small bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and sweet marjoram. Pour over vegetables and toss so they are evenly coated.

Transfer vegetables to a large, deep roasting pan and spread in a single layer. Sprinkle with kosher salt and fresh-ground pepper.

Roast vegetables uncovered for 45 minutes to 1 hour, turning the vegetables 2 to 3 times during the process.

Yield: 8 servings

User Reviews

 5 out of 5
Yuuum!, Member GrammaPammy

I have already shared part of this dish with a friensd and she loves it. My son and I are crazy abouti it. I added parsnip celeriac and fennel. cannot wait to try the pasta salad with it This dish will help me stay off sugar and cut back on cholesterol meat, Thank you sooooo much! P. K.

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