A low-fat yet rustic root vegetable salad flavoured with honey and rosemary. It makes a great accompaniment a roast dinner.

Roast parsnip & chestnut salad recipe

Ingredients

  • 500g parsnip, quartered
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 200g pack cooked and peeled whole chestnut
  • 2 rosemary sprigs, roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp clear honey
  • 140g bag mixed salad leaf (we used watercress, rocket & spinach)

Method

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. On a baking tray, toss the parsnips with 2 tsp of the oil, season and roast for 20 mins. Remove from the oven and stir through the chestnuts and rosemary, then drizzle over the honey and roast for 10-15 mins more. Leave to cool.

  • Toss the leaves with the remaining oil and some seasoning, and pile onto a serving plate. Top with the parsnips, chestnuts and any juices from the tray.

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