Look at this bounty of delicious parsnips!
It’s not very often I have this amount of what is one of my very favourite vegetables.
Parsnips in Australia usually sell for around $7.00 _ $9.00/kg, too much to be extravagant with this sweet, versatile member of the carrot family.
We were lucky enough to score this 5kg bag of superb quality parsnips for only $4.50. A real bargain.
It was the end of the days trading at Gepps Cross Sunday market, and this generous trader just wanted to move his stock.
Parsnips offer a wealth of nutritional benefits, including vitamins and minerals in very useful amounts.
They are also an excellent source of soluble fibre, the same type of fibre found in oats. Soluble fibre aids blood sugar regulation and lowers cholesterol levels.
So far, I’ve made a delicious creamy parsnips soup and a big side dish of honey roasted parsnips and carrot to serve with roast lamb.
If you have a plentiful supply of parsnips, here are some delicious ideas for you:
Creamy Parsnips Soup
Saute chopped leek or onion in butter until soft.
Add chopped parsnips, vegetable stock and freshly grated nutmeg.
When the parsnips is soft, blend until smooth, add cream to taste and season with salt and pepper.
Curried parsnips soup is also scrummy. Just add a dessertspoon of curry powder to your onions and gently fry for a minute before you add the stock and parsnips.
Roast parsnips with other root vegetables for a delicious medley. Irresistible coated in a butter/oil, honey and cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, pepper mix before roasting until soft, shiny and a little caramelised on the edges.
Parsnips puree. I could eat this by the bucket…
These are just a few of my favourites, I’ll be sure to keep you posted on the ways I use my cache of glorious parsnips.
sweetrosie 
I’d never eaten parsnips until a few years ago when my daughter was weaning. Curried parsnip soup sounds divine!
Thank you for visiting Christina! Curried parsnips soup is certainly worth a try. The earthy sweetness of parsnips pairs beautifully with warm spices.
I am going to make a parsnip cake tomorrow, fingers crossed for a moist, delicious spiced cake like nothing we’ve had before!
I love parsnips but rarely have them. I’m sure I’ll be inspired as you use up your precious supply.
Lillian
I hope so! I am probably going to try some in a cake tomorrow 🙂
hello sweet rosie lovely to see the parsnips, they are so expensive here, thank you for the boiles fruit cake recipe. will be making one next week. hoping your weather is getting nice now. thank you for all your wonderful recipes best wishes to you and family joan e Charles galax Virginia usa
Hello Joan, happy Sunday!
I am so pleased to hear you’re making a fruit cake, your family and friends will love you for it! Baking is such a generous expression of love and friendship.
I hope the weathers not too cold yet for you, we’ve had plenty of sunshiny days over here 🙂
Take care, have fun baking x