Easy turkey crown
Serve a traditional roast turkey for Christmas without the fuss. Use the sticky glaze you'd get on a ham to add flavour and golden colour to a turkey crown
Marmite & maple roasted parsnips
Serves 6-8 as a side
Easy
Prep:
Cook:
Elevate parsnips with umami Marmite to offset the earthy sweetness and maple syrup to ensure a sticky glaze. This makes a perfect festive side dish
Skip to ingredients
- 700g parsnipshalved lengthways
- 40g salted butter
- 1 tbsp Marmite
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp thyme leaves
- pinch of cayenne pepper
Nutrition: Per serving (8)
- kcal122
- fat4g
- saturates3g
- carbs16g
- sugars8g
- fibre3g
- protein3g
- salt0.48g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cook the parsnips in a large pan of boiling salted water for 4 mins until softened slightly. Drain and leave to steam-dry.
step 2
Spoon the butter into a large roasting tin and put in the oven for 3 mins to melt. Tip in the parsnips, season with a pinch of salt, toss to coat and roast for 30 mins. Meanwhile combine the Marmite, maple syrup, thyme leaves and cayenne pepper in a small bowl with 1 tbsp water.
step 3
Remove the tin from the oven and pour over the Marmite and maple mixture. Roast for 20 mins, basting the parsnips every 5-10 mins until tender and deeply golden.
