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Carrot & swede mash with brown butter & thyme

Carrot & swede mash with brown butter & thyme in a saucepan

Carrot & swede mash with brown butter & thyme

Name: Carrot & swede mash with brown butter & thyme
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients: 75g butter; 3 thyme sprigs leaves picked; 500g carrots peeled and roughly chopped; 1 medium swede (around 600g), peeled and roughly chopped

Samuel Goldsmith

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Serves 6-8

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 45 mins

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Transform carrot and swede into an extra-special side dish with the help of brown butter and thyme. It's perfect at Christmas, or a special Sunday lunch

Freezable

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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75g butter
3 thyme sprigs

leaves picked
500g carrots

peeled and roughly chopped
1 medium swede

(around 600g), peeled and roughly chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving (6)

kcal130
fat11g
saturates7g
carbs6g
sugars6g
fibre3g
protein1g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Heat the butter in a small frying pan over a low heat with the thyme and ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper until the butter begins to foam. Remove from the heat.
step 2

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, tip in the carrots and swede and simmer for 30-40 mins until tender. Mash well. While still hot, stir through the butter and serve. Will keep chilled for up to two days or frozen for up to a month.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Christmas 2023

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