Roasted Roots Jamie Oliver Recipes

ROAST POTATOES, PARSNIPS & CARROTS

Steps:

• If you're cooking your veg separately, rather than with my perfect roast chicken, preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.
• Peel the vegetables, halving any larger ones lengthways. Break the garlic bulb into cloves, leaving them unpeeled, and bash them slightly with the palm of your hand. Pick the rosemary leaves.
• Put the potatoes and carrots into a large pan - you may need to use two - of boiling salted water on a high heat and bring back to the boil. Allow to boil for 5 minutes, then add the parsnips and cook for another 4 minutes.
• Drain in a colander and allow to steam dry. Take out the carrots and parsnips and put to one side.
• Fluff up the potatoes in the colander by shaking it around a little - it's important to 'chuff them up' like this if you want them to have all those lovely crispy bits when they're cooked.
• Put a large roasting tray over a medium heat and either add a few generous lugs of olive oil or carefully spoon a little of the fat from the meat you're cooking, and add the garlic and rosemary.
• Tip the vegetables into the tray, season with a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper and turn the veg over to coat them in the flavours. Spread them out evenly into one layer - this is important, as you want them to roast, not steam as they will if you have them all on top of each other.
• Roast for 1 hour, or until golden and crisp, then serve immediately with your roast and some delicious gravy.

ROASTED ROOTS & HALLOUMI TRAYBAKE WITH COURGETTE TANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6.
• Scrub the root veg and cut into bite-sized pieces along with the peppers, discarding the seeds. Cut the broccoli or cauliflower into florets.
• Spread the veg out in a large roasting tray, drizzle with 3 tablespoons of oil, season with sea salt and black pepper and toss well to coat. Roast for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and coloured.
• Cut the halloumi into 2cm pieces and scatter over the veg. Switch the oven to grill, increase the temperature and grill for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese is soft and golden.
• Spiralise the courgette (or other chosen vegetables), then core and finely slice the apple. Combine the apple with the roasted veggies, then stir through the courgetti and spinach.
• Mix the pesto with 2 tablespoons of oil and drizzle over to serve.

ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• To prepare your vegetables:
• Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Halve and deseed the pepper, then cut each half into 4 pieces. Peel the red onion and cut into 8 wedges. Carefully cut the squash in half then scoop out and discard the seeds. Cut each half into 2cm chunks. Wash and trim the baby leeks. Halve the courgettes lengthways then slice into 2cm chunks. Top and tail the aubergine, cut it into quarters, then into 2cm chunks. Quarter the tomatoes. Leave the cloves of garlic in their skins but squash them with the heel of your hand.
• Put all the veg in an extra large roasting tray, or 2 smaller ones. Crush the coriander seeds in a pestle and mortar then scatter over the veg with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Pick and roughly chop the rosemary leaves. Pick the thyme leaves. Scatter all of the herbs over the veg. Drizzle it all well with olive oil, then toss to coat.
• To cook and serve your vegetables: Roast your veg in the hot oven for around 50 minutes, or until soft, golden and cooked through. Serve with anything from roast chicken to grilled meats or fish, or try tossing with pasta or couscous for a simple veggie meal.
• Jamie's top tips:
• If the vegetables seem crowded in a single roasting pan, divide them between two. Overcrowding the pan will stop enough heat getting to the vegetables and they will steam rather than roast.
• Turning the vegetables as they roast helps them to cook evenly. If you're using two roasting pans, swap them round half way through cooking. Roasting is a great way to make veg taste delicious, and it works for just about any combo - just make sure your oven is fairly hot, the veg are roughly the same size and that they get a good stir every now and again.
• You can also make this ahead of time and eat it cold - it's just as delicious!

ROASTED ROOTS - JAMIE OLIVER

Steps:

• Toss everything together until well-coated. Roast in a preheated 425F (220C) oven for 25-30 minutes or until tender.
• You can use almost any combination of herbs and carrots or beets; use your imagination. Mix and match - try orange carrots with sage and white wine vinegar, purple carrots with thyme and orange juice, golden beets with marjoram and red wine vinegar, and purple beets with rosemary and balsamic vinegar, all in the same roasting pan.

ROASTED ROOTS

Steps:

• Slice each vegetable 1/4-inch thick. Lightly brush a cookie sheet with olive oil and butter.
• Coat both sides of the vegetables with the oil from the pan. Season to taste with garlic salt and pepper.
• Roast in a 500 degree F. oven for 10 minutes or until the vegetables begin to brown. Then turn the vegetables and continue to roast for 5 to 10 minutes more.