Root vegetables are the starchy tubers and taproots of plants. If we left them alone they would provide the plant with the nutrition it needs to thrive. Instead we pull them out and eat them with all their inherent sweet starchy vitamin-packed goodness.
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Root vegetables aren’t the first thing most people think of when grilling but they can be delicious when cooked over an open flame. They get a crispy outside and their starch becomes a little sweet and deliciously tender inside.
Mashed potatoes are well known as are mashed sweet potatoes (often sweetened with brown sugar). Other root vegetables such as swedes parsnips turnips and celeriac are also delicious mashed as is or mixed with the more traditional potato.
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