Easy Side Dish: Rosemary Garlic Roasted Root Vegetables

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Sometimes the simplest things in life are the best. Like these Roasted Root Vegetables. Carrots, potatoes and turnips tossed with olive oil and freshly crushed herbs make a lovely side dish for just about any meal.

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The marble base is for crushing hard peppercorns and salt, etc.

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Rosemary Garlic Roasted Root Vegetables

Roasted Root Vegetables: This simple side dish of roasted root vegetables (carrots, turnips, potatoes, etc.) tossed with fresh herbs is sure to please.

Ingredients

• 8 carrots
• 4 potatoes
• 1 turnip
• 2-3 Sprigs fresh rosemary
• 3-4 cloves garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon peppercorns or 1/4 teaspoon ground
• 1/2 teaspoon pink rock salt or 1/4 teaspoon ground
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Scrub the vegetables and peel if desired. Cut into fairly even 1 1/2 inch pieces. Put into a bowl or plastic bag.
3. Remove rosemary leaves from stems. With a mortar and pestle crush the rosemary leaves, garlic, peppercorn and salt.
4. Drizzle olive oil over vegetables and toss thoroughly to coat. Add crushed spices and toss to coat thoroughly.
5. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet. Use two pans if needed to avoid crowding.
6. Bake at 425 for about 45 minutes, stirring once or twice part way through cooking, until golden brown.

Recipe Notes

You can use any root vegetables you like besides (or in addition to) the 3 listed here such as parsnips or beets. Be warned that beets will turn everything a light pink hue 😉

Until next time, happy eating.
~Audrey