Diabetic Friendly Recipe
If you are a recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic like me then you are probably looking for tasty alternatives to the carbohydrates and sugary foods that we should restrict in our diet.
Roasted Parsnips, Carrots and Red Onion
Ingredients
- 2 lbs carrots
- 1 lb parsnips
- 4 naval oranges
- 1 red onion
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp Freshly ground black pepper
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
Conversions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425℉/220℃. Line a heavy baking tray with unbleached parchment paper.
- Prep veggies: peel parsnips and carrots and cut lengthwise into ¼” strips. Thinly slice onion. Cut oranges in half through the stem and then cut into ¼” thick half moons.
- In a medium sized bowl, toss cut veggies in olive oil, honey, salt and pepper. Mix until evenly coated.
- Turn veggies onto prepared baking pan. Spread evenly and then add the sprigs of fresh thyme on top.
- Roast in preheated oven for 35 minutes, mixing once half way through.
- Remove thyme stems and transfer to serving platter or bowl. Sprinkle on some chopped fresh parsley or fresh thyme leaves if desired.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
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- diabetesselfmanagement.com
- debraklein.com
Grandads Cookbook is a collection of recipes from various sources including many of my own reproduced here for convenience. Recipes are accredited to their original author where known and links are provided to any online source materials.
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