Roasted Root Vegetables
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Recipe Introduction
Union Square Cafe Cookbook
"Second Helpings"
Manhattan, N.Y.
was introduced at the Sara Lee St. Louis Cooks event last week at the Clayton Farmer's Market..
Hometowner Danny Meyer and Chef Michael Romano are co-owners of the most popular restaurant in New York City for the last 5 years...Danny also owns Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, and Tabla, all of which ranked in the top 25 eateries according to the Zagat Survey...
during the weeks following Sept. 11th, the restaurant co-operated with other Manhattan dineries to feed police and firemen, volunteer workers and family members. �The Chefs of Spirit" were inspired by the memory of workers in the restaurant on the 105th floor at the top of one of the Twin Towers..
the Cookbook is a sequel to the first one and offers 140 recipes that are most popular the last 8 years...Meyer refers to them as grown-up comfort foods "that satisfy the soul as well as fill the tummy"...
8 oz fresh beets. Trim greens, leave 1/2" stem attached
rinse and wrap in aluminum foil bundle and roast on rack at 400 degrees for 70 minutes..
meanwhile, pour 2 1/2 Tab. vegetable oil into 9" x 13" metal baking pan. Heat on stovetop over medium high heat until slightly smoking.. [remember to turn on your vent]..
immediately add....
8 oz. carrots
8 oz. parsnips..
peeled and cut on bias into 1" pieces, about 1 1/3 cups each..
8 oz. turnips or rutabaga, peeled and 1" chunks
2 small white onions, peeled cut into 1" wedges
toss all in the smoking oil...
transfer baking dish to the oven..
roast for 10 minutes...
add 3 Tab honey and 1 Tab chopped fresh sage to pan....
continue roasting, shaking pan every 10 to 15 minutes until vegetables are tender, about 60 or 70 minutes...
when beets are done, unwrap and cut into 3/4" chunks and toss with other vegetables just before serving....
season with another 1 tsp. fresh chopped sage,
1/2 teas. Kosher salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper and
1 Tab. chopped fresh parsley..
transfer to a large bowl...serves 4..
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