Sticky and sweet, these make a lovely accompaniment to roast lamb.
Serves 6
Ingredients:
6 medium sized parsnips
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of runny honey
a sprinkling of sea salt
sesame seeds (optional)
Method:
1: Preheat the oven to 230 degrees celsius.
2: Peel and cut the parsnips into quarters. Remove any tough stuff from the middle. Slice the parsnips into roughtly even sized pieces of about 6cm by 1cm.
3: Place the parsnip pieces in a bowl with the sea salt, honey and olive oil until all the parsnip is well coated in the mixture.
4: Put in a roasting tin and roast for about 20 minutes until soft and golden brown.
5: If using sesame seeds, fry them in a dry pan for 1 minute until light brown and sprinkle on the parsnips before serving.
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