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  • 750g Mixed root vegetables
    such as carrots, parsnips, swede or sweet potatoes
  • 1 Red pepper
  • 1 Yellow or orange pepper
  • 2tbsp Olive oil

    Method

    • step 1

      Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4.

    • step 2

      Wash the root vegetables vigorously, peel or scrape and cut into long chunks.

    • step 3

      Peel and de-seed the peppers, then chop into chunky sticks about 1.5cm wide.

    • step 4

      Spread the root vegetables out on a greased baking tray and brush them with the olive oil until evenly coated.

    • step 5

      Roast in the oven for 30 minutes, then add the pepper sticks and continue roasting for a further 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender when pierced with a fork.

    • step 6

      Serve as a finger food for toddlers, or mash the roasted root vegetables for babies.

    • Use up leftover veggie sticks by cutting into chunks and heating through with a tin of chopped tomatoes, a large dollop of creme fraiche and some mixed herbs for a tasty pasta sauce.

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