Name: Golden Crispy Smashed Parsnips
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 38 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 parsnips, peeled and sliced; 4 tablespoons honey; 4 teaspoons fresh thyme; 0.5 teaspoon pepper

Ready in: 50 mins

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients: 5

Parsnips get the smashed-potato treatment: cooked until tender, flattened, and roasted in olive oil until the edges go golden and crisp. A drizzle of honey plays up the root's natural sweetness, with fresh thyme and black pepper pulling it back from cloying. Five ingredients, four servings, one very good reason to buy parsnips.

Ingredients

1	tablespoon olive oil
4	parsnips, peeled and sliced
4	tablespoons honey
4	teaspoons fresh thyme
¹⁄₂	teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1.	Preheat the oven to 450°F.
2.	In a large saucepan, bring salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the parsnips and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until they are tender. Drain and set aside.
3.	On a baking sheet, drizzle olive oil and place the parsnips sliced side down. Use a potato masher to gently smash each parsnip. Brush them with the excess oil. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme, then drizzle with honey.
4.	Bake for 20 minutes or until the parsnips turn golden brown.