What is the best way to cook root vegetables?

Answer

The most popular way to enjoy root vegetables is roasting them to bring out their natural sweetness and flavor. As a rule of thumb, roast your vegetables at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes or until tender.

Here are some more tasty ways to enjoy root vegetables:

Beets

• Beet Hummus
• Beet Butternut Squash Salad With Apple Maple Vinaigrette
• Vibrant Orange & Ginger Roasted Beet Soup
• Whipped Cottage Cheese & Beet Dip
• Roasted Golden Beet Soup

Carrots

• Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
• Carrot, Chickpea & Raisin Salad
• Carrot Fries With Chipotle Aioli
• Honey Mustard Roasted Carrots
• Carrot Cake Smoothie Bowl

Jicama

• Mango Jicama Cucumber Salad

Potatoes

• Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup
• Hash Brown Frittata
• Mozzarella Stuffed Potato Fritters
• Green Goddess Potato Salad
• Potato Cauliflower Mash

Rutabaga

• Rutabaga Truffle Fries

Sweetpotatoes

• Southwest Sweetpotato Skins
• Sweetpotato & Peanut Stew
• Sweetpotato Sandwich
• Silky Sweetpotato Mash
• Sweetpotato Egg Cups

Do you know your root vegetables?