Family Encyclopedia >> Food

Forgotten vegetables:parsnips

Parsnips used to be eaten just as much as potato. Now that is no longer the case, which is why parsnips are sometimes called a 'forgotten vegetable'. Time to put parsnip back on the menu.

Features
Parsnip looks like a big creamy carrot. The taste is also somewhat like carrot. If you store parsnips in a dark and cool place, they will keep for about 2 weeks. 100 grams of fresh parsnip contains about 80 kcal.

What can you make from parsnips?
You were tempted by that forgotten vegetable in the supermarket, but now you have no idea what to make of it. Some ideas:

Stew
Passnip was an ingredient in stew as it was eaten during the Relief of Leiden in 1574.

Soup
Make a delicious parsnip soup or use a little parsnip as a taste refiner.

Parsnip Biscuits
Grate the parsnip and grind it into a biscuit.

Through a salad Parsnips also taste good raw. Cut it into slices or grate it and mix it with your salad.

Roasting
Cut the parsnips, drizzle with some olive oil and season. Roast them in the oven for about 30 minutes.

Parsnip crisps
Fry slices of parsnip and you have delicious chips.

Cook and mash
Cook the parsnip and then puree it to a soft puree.

What's your favorite parsnip recipe? Share it in a comment.