Mashed root vegetables with sweet garlic

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 mediums Celery roots peeled, cut into 2-inch chunks
2 larges Russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 2-inch chunks
1 large Parsnip, peeled, cut into 2-inch chunks
quart Boiling salted water
4 larges Garlic cloves
tablespoon Margarine
¾ teaspoon Salt
¾ teaspoon Nutmeg, freshly grated
Fresh, ground pepper

Directions

Plunge celery roots, potatoes and parsnip into pot of boiling water.

Cook 10 minutes. Add garlic cloves. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes more. Drain vegetables.

Put hot drained vegetables, margarine, salt, nutmeg and pepper into a processor fitted with metal blade. Puree mixture until very smooth, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl, about 1 to 2 minutes. Adjust the seasonings to taste. Transfer to greased 5-cup capacity baking dish. Cover dish with foil. Can be made several hours ahead & kept at room temperature.

To serve, bake at 300F until hot. Spoon hot mixture onto 6 heated dinner plates, dividing evenly. Adadpted from "L.A. Times", 27January, 1994, posted by Manny Rothman.

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