Parsnip Fries with Lambs Quarter Pesto

Recipe Description:

Parsnips are beautiful in all their simplicity and also delicious all by themselves made into fries. Serve them with a bowl of pesto and you’ve got yourself one stunning side dish (or snack), pleasing to both the eye and palate. I didn’t realize pesto could be made with herbs other than basil until my friend Karen introduced me to this delightful, in-season variety made with lambs quarter and Swiss (or rainbow) chard. GAPS, paleo, gluten-free, and the general foodie alike can all commune over this springtimey snack.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Difficulty: Easy

Recipe Ingredients:

For the Fries:

12 parsnips, peeled and sliced in strips no thicker than 1/2 inch

1/4 cup expeller pressed coconut oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1tablespoon rosemary, minced

1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt

For the Pesto:

1 bunch lambs quarter leaves

5 Swiss (or rainbow) chard leaves, deveined and thickly chopped

3-4 cloves garlic

3 sprigs fresh rosemary, needles only (no woody parts)

1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt

1/2 cup pine nuts or pistachios

1/4 cup olive oil

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400º F. Melt coconut oil on low and stir in the garlic, rosemary, and pepper. (Take a moment to close your eyes and breathe it in. Heaven. Nevermind the strange stares when you open your eyes back up.) While the oil melts, prepare the parsnips.

Toss parsnips with oil mixture in a bowl. Place seasoned parsnips on a baking sheet (stoneware makes these fries deliciously crisp) in a single layer, not overlapping.

Bake on high for 30 minutes or until browned on the edges.

While the fries bake, prepare pesto by placing all ingredients in a food processor. Process until it's of the desired consistency. Serve with warm parsnip fries.

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2 thoughts on “Parsnip Fries with Lambs Quarter Pesto”

Alina says:

March 23, 2013 at 3:43 pm

Hi there, did you know that parsnip is not allowed on gaps diet?

Bryce's Paleo Diet Recipes says:

April 27, 2013 at 10:12 am

That pesto in the paleo diet recipes looks absolutely AMAZING! Do you think it would go well with sweet potato fries?!

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