Parsnips with Vegetables and a Maple Sauce


Recipes with Maple Syrup / Vegetables

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4 portions
Metric Imperial

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sweet potatoes, peeled and diced finely
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 parsnips, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
  • 2 French shallots, peeled and chopped coarsely
  • 1 stem of thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
  • 2/3 cup maple syrup (preferably dark syrup for its robust flavour)
  • 1/2 cup zucchini, diced finely
  • 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • Pepper
  • 4 whole stems of parsley, to garnish
  • 4 sage leaves, to garnish

Method

  1. Blanche the sweet potatoes. Set aside.
  2. Heat 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil in a skillet or large saucepan and add the parsnip halves, shallots, all the herbs, and the sea salt. Add a little water to the bottom of the pan and cook, covered, over very low heat until the liquid is evaporated.
  3. Remove the lid, add the maple syrup, and finish cooking the parsnips for about 10 minutes, turning them frequently. Set parsnips aside.
  4. Strain the cooking liquid and set aside.
  5. In a skillet, quickly fry the diced vegetables and the tomatoes in 30 ml (2 tbsp) of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

Presentation

  1. On a plate, lay a half-parsnip and cover the flat surface with vegetables. Add sauce and garnish with the parsley and sage.

The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers is not in any way responsible for the identification or presence of allergens in recipes or for the classification of any recipe as vegetarian or vegan.

Recipes by Helena Loureiro

Chef

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More about Maple

Maple syrup comes in four classifications, according to colour and taste.

At the start of sugaring season, syrup is generally clear, with a lightly sweet taste. It becomes darker and caramelized as the season goes on.

An unopened can of maple syrup keeps for many years.

Once the can is opened, syrup should be kept in an airtight container in a cool place.

100% pure maple butter contains no butter or dairy.

Like all 100% pure maple products, maple butter comes from the sap of the maple tree… and that’s all.