20 delicious mash recipes that go beyond potato
Pumpkin, kumara, cauliflower and parsnip - there's no shortage of mashed potato alternatives! Dig into these deliciously different mash recipes (or get creative with our jazzed up potato versions)
Parsnip
Thyme and honey parsnip with pears
Nici Wickes' parsnip and pears recipe can dressed up by adding crumbled blue cheese or toasted nuts (walnuts or pine nuts are good), or enjoyed as is for a simply delicious side
Root roast with mustard gravy
The trick to roasting vegetables to perfection is to cut them to roughly the same size and add each to the roasting pan according to how long they take to cook. This tray, complete with gravy, is a meal in itself!
Velvety parsnip, pear and chorizo soup
The texture of Nici Wickes' parsnip soup is like velvet, and the sweetness of parsnips and pear is balanced beautifully with a sprinkle of spicy chorizo sausage on top
Top 10 ways with parsnip
Embrace seasonal produce and explore our best winter-friendly parsnip recipes. Roasted, paired with blue cheese, put in a pie or even in chocolate cake, these recipes make the most of creamy, sweet parsnip
Roast garlic and parsnip soup
Is there anything better than a warming bowl of soup when the weather starts to cool? This roasted parsnip soup gets a welcome punch of flavour from the garlic; a definite winner, in our book.
Roasted parsnip, pear, blue cheese and walnuts
This roasted parsnip recipe is taken to new heights with the addition of pear, blue cheese and walnuts
Barley and vegetable soup with crunchy seeds
Keep warm this winter with this beautiful, filling soup with a nutritious seed topping.
Baked chicken with maple parsnips
Pan baked chicken with sweet caramelised​ onion and golden maple parsnips - simple, delicious and ready in under an hour. And suitable for diabetics too!
Creamy parsnip mash
Mix up your standard mashed potato recipe with this wonderfully creamy garlic infused parsnip mash. Serve it on the side of all your favourite meat dishes for an added flavour hit.