Parsnip & celeriac bake

Parsnip & celeriac bake

By Cathryn Evans
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Prep: 20 mins Cook: 40 mins

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If you're sick of the same old Christmas sides, perk up your parsnips with some celeriac

Nutrition and extra info

  • before step 2
  • Healthy
  • Vegetarian

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal206
  • fat13g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs18g
  • sugars7g
  • fibre8g
  • protein6g
  • salt0.58g
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Ingredients

  • 600g parsnip, peeled and cubed
    Parsnip

    Parsnip

    par-snip

    The fact that the parsnip is a member of the carrot family comes as no surprise - it looks just…

  • 1kg celeriac, peeled and cubed
    Celeriac

    Celeriac

    sell-air-e-ak

    The unsung hero of the vegetable world, knobbly, odd-shaped celeriac has a subtle, celery-like…

  • 25g butter
    Butter

    Butter

    butt-err

    Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…

  • 4 tbsp double cream
  • freshly grated nutmeg
    Nutmeg

    Nutmeg

    nut-meg

    One of the most useful of spices for both sweet and savoury…

  • 1 tbsp chopped sage leaves
    Sage

    Sage

    sa-age

    Popular in both Italian and British cookery, sage has long, grey-green leaves with a slightly…

For the topping

  • 50g fresh coarse breadcrumb
  • 5 tbsp parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), coarsely grated
    Parmesan

    Parmesan

    parm-ee-zan

    Parmesan is a straw-coloured hard cheese with a natural yellow rind and rich, fruity flavour. It…

  • handful of flaked almonds
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
    olive oil

    Olive oil

    ol-iv oyl

    Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…

Method

  1. Cook parsnips in a pan of boiling salted water for 2 mins, then tip in the celeriac and boil together for 8 mins. Drain well, then mash with butter and cream. Season, then add a grating of nutmeg, stir in the sage and spoon into a buttered ovenproof dish. Make up to this stage 1 day ahead or freeze for one month. Defrost in fridge overnight.

  2. Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Mix breadcrumbs, Parmesan, almonds and oil together. Season, scatter over the mash, then bake for 35-40 mins from cold, 25-30 mins if not, until topping is crisp and golden.

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connielu
25th Nov, 2017
5.05
This has become an absolute staple fall/winter side in our house since I first made it 4-5 years ago. We don't have double cream in the Netherlands so I use a lighter cream (slagroom), and it's fine. I also generally use slightly smaller portions of the veggies (300-400g parsnip and 600-800g celeriac) and more sage, but it always turns out delicious no matter how the portions vary.We love it so much!
catie74
18th Jul, 2017
I served this along with sprouts (and yes we actually do love them, even the kids) carrots and red cabbage as the veg component of Christmas dinner. Didn't bother with potatoes and everyone loved it
Lmfoodie
28th Dec, 2015
Made this for Christmas Day , was lovely alternative to the usual roast parsnips , enjoyed by all guests
aahearne
7th Jan, 2014
5.05
Bought celeriac out of curiosity, had never tasted it before. This recipe was great, didn't change a thing. Empty plates all round even from 2yr old & a 4yr old!! Will def make again.
sangar
4th Dec, 2013
Loved it . Made a change to the normal veg dish
clairehughes079
24th Feb, 2013
5.05
This was lovely. Really easy to make ahead for Xmas day
valerygoat
24th Jan, 2013
I turned this into a main meal by adding some cashews and brazil nuts after mashing the parsnip and celeriac - lovely, a real winter warmer.
fairystoryteller
8th Oct, 2012
5.05
Made this for Sunday lunch to go with roast chicken and gammon and it went down very well. Three members of our family in their 80s had never tasted celeriac before and all of them really enjoyed this dish. I usually have a bag of breadcrumbs in the freezer but needed them all for bread sauce. So I used some dried breadcrumbs I had in the cupboard (the undyed ones!) and will definitely use these again in preference to fresh breadcrumbs as the topping was very crunchy and delicious.
vikkiekaye
2nd Dec, 2011
3.05
The celeriac was far too overpowering for us, however, the topping was very well received, so may use that for another dish!
choke2000
27th Nov, 2011
My girlfriend said this was awesome.

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Jennifer Yates
14th Nov, 2019
Can i cook this pie and freeze it please
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goodfoodteam
16th Nov, 2019
Thanks for your question. For best results, we'd suggest freezing before step 2. All our freezable information appears above the nutritional information at the top of the recipe alongside a blue star symbol. If the blue star appears without any additional information that indicates freezing at the end of the recipe. We hope this helps in future.
mallory
20th Aug, 2016
The picture shown for this recipe looks more like roast potatoes than a mash, but no one else seems to have mentioned this. Is it actually the wrong picture or am I missing something?
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