Crispy Root Vegetables with Pumpkin Seeds and Parsley Dip
Crispy root vegetables are a colourful topping or a side that doubles as a post-dinner snack on the sofa. An extra idea for this sharer is to peel some of the pumpkin’s skin to crisp up in the oven, adding a crunchy extra to dunk in the dip.
Ingredients
- 500ml vegetable oil
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1 carrot, peeled
- 1 parsnip, peeled
- 2 beetroots, peeled
- ¾ tsp cinnamon
- 300ml creme fraiche
- 6 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 3 tbsp parsley
Method
Heat the oil for deep frying (around 165C). Use a vegetable peeler to shave the veg into long wafer-thin pieces, removing any excess moisture with kitchen paper.
2. Put a handful of slices in the oil for 2-3 minutes, until their colour deepens and they crisp up – they will get crispier as they cool, so be careful not to overcook. Remove and place onto kitchen paper.
3. Repeat until they are all cooked, then transfer into a dish and sprinkle over the salt and cinnamon. Mix carefully by hand.
4. To make the dip, finely chop the toasted seeds and parsley then blitz in a blender with the creme fraiche, seasoning to taste.
More Ocado Recipes
Pumpkin Gnocchi with Gorgonzola and Sage Butter
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Delivering to over 80% of the UK, more than 940,000 active customers benefit from an unbeatable range of around 50,000 products (including big-name brands, more than 5,000 items from the M&S food and drink range and Ocado’s Own Range), unbeatable service with next-to-no substitutions, and the most sustainable grocery proposition of any British grocer.
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