Vera's Autumn Napoleon

VeraBlue

Head Mistress
For two servings

4 slices butternut squash, 1/2 inch thick
4 slices red beet, 1/2 inch thick
6 slices parsnip, 1/2 inch thick
olive oil
1/2 T lemon zest
1/8 t nutmeg
S&P

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Drizzle olive oil on a baking sheet. Place vegetable slices onto sheet. Drizzle with additional oil. Season with zest, nutmeg, and S&P. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

Serve on lettuce leaf, garnished with crumbled feta and candied chestnuts.
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for candied chestnuts - cut an X into fresh chestnuts. Roast 350 for 40 minutes. Put hot chestnuts into a clean dishcloth, wrap around the chestnuts. 10 minutes later you can peel them. Melt 1T butter and 1/4 C brown sugar in small fry pan. Add chestnuts and toss for 3 minutes.
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OMG, those chestnuts remind me of my youth when Dad would buy big bags of them and the house would smell wonderful as they baked. Always a fall/winter treat for us.

Oh, I'm envious of how well seasoned your sheet pans are. Do you have bread pans seasoned that well? They would give a beautiful crust to bread if you do.
 
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