Roasted roots mash recipe

Roasted roots mash

Elevate your Sunday roast with this roasted roots mash. Made with vibrant carrots, sweet potatoes and zesty lemon, this feel-good side dish is the ultimate addition to your Easter lunch.

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  • Serves 4
  • 15 mins to prepare and 1 hour to cook
  • 283 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 500g carrots, peeled and cut into 2cm pieces
  • 700g sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2cm pieces
  • 10g fresh thyme, ½ leaves picked, plus extra to serve (optional)
  • 2½ tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ lemon, juiced​

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Each serving contains

Energy
1195kJ 283.0kcal
14%
Fat
11g
medium15%
Saturates
2g
low9%
Salt
0.4g
low6%
Sugars
19g
medium21%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 47.3gProtein 2.8gFibre 5.2g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 5, 190°C, fan 170°C. Put the carrots and sweet potatoes in a large roasting tin with the whole thyme sprigs and 2 tbsp olive oil. Season, then toss to coat. Cover with foil and roast for 30 mins. Remove the foil and roast for a further 30 mins until the veg is very soft and turning golden. Discard the thyme sprigs.
  2. Either crush the vegetables and lemon juice together with a potato masher, or blitz to a smooth mash with a hand blender; stir in the thyme leaves. Serve in a warm bowl, scattered with a few extra thyme leaves, if you like, and drizzled with the remaining ½ tbsp olive oil.
    • Freezing and defrosting guidelines

      In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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