Roasted Parsnip And Parmesan Soup Food

ROAST PARMESAN PARSNIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Mix together the polenta, Parmesan and nutmeg, and set aside. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, tip in the parsnips and cook for 6 mins or until just tender. Drain. While parsnips are still hot, toss with the Parmesan mixture to coat.
• Set a roasting tin over the hob and heat the oil. Add the parsnips and turn to coat in the oil. Put the tin in the oven and roast for 15 mins, then turn the parsnips over and cook for 15 mins more until golden.

ROASTED PARSNIP AND PARMESAN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°c/fan 180°c/gas 6. Cut the parsnips in half lengthways. Drop into a pan of boiling salted water, bring back to the boil and cook for 3 minutes, then drain.
• Put the parsnips into a roasting tin and toss with the olive oil. Arrange flat-side up and sprinkle with a little of the cheese. Roast for 30-35 minutes, until light golden. Remove and cut into chunky pieces.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the shallots and cook gently for 10 minutes, until soft. Stir in the flour, then gradually add the stock and the parsnips. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Using a hand-held blender, blend until smooth, or transfer to a food processor, in batches, and whizz until smooth.
• Shortly before you're ready to serve, return the soup to a pan and bring back to a gentle simmer for 5 minutes or until hot, then stir in the double cream, the rest of the cheese and season to taste.
• Ladle the soup into warmed bowls and garnish with another swirl of cream, snipped fresh chives and a few parsnip crisps.

CREAMY PARSNIP AND CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large wide pot over medium heat. Add the onion, a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are tender but not browned, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, rosemary and nutmeg; cook until the garlic is softened, about 30 seconds more.
• Add the parsnips, cauliflower, broth and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, cover and simmer until the parsnips and cauliflower are tender, about 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.
• Carefully puree in batches in a blender until smooth, taking care not to fill the carafe more than half full per batch, or directly in the pot with an immersion blender. Reheat the soup over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until steaming. Stir in the half-and-half and adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Add a few splashes of hot water if the soup is too thick. Top with a piece of roasted cauliflower and roasted parsnip. Sprinkle with the chives.

PARMESAN-BAKED PARSNIPS

Steps:

• Begin by combining the flour, Parmesan, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Peel the parsnips using a potato peeler. Then halve and quarter them lengthways and cut each length in half across, so that you end up with smallish chunks. Cut out any tough woody centres. Now pop the parsnips in a saucepan, pour in enough boiling water just to cover them and add salt. Put on a lid, bring them to the boil and boil for 3 minutes. Meanwhile have a large kitchen tray ready. Then, as soon as they are ready, drain them in a colander and, whilst they are still steaming, drop a few at a time (with the aid of some kitchen tongs) into the flour and parmesan mixture, shaking the bowl and moving them around so that they get a good even coating. As they are coated transfer them to the tray. Make sure you do them all fairly swiftly as the flour mixture will only coat them whilst they are still steamy! When they're all coated they are ready to cook or store in the fridge or freeze. Any leftover flour and Parmesan can be kept (sifted) in the fridge or freezer for another time. What is important is to have plenty in order to coat the parsnips quickly. To bake them, place a large solid roasting tin in the oven to pre-heat and in it put enough oil just to cover the base and a knob of butter for flavour. Then, when the oven is ready, remove the tin and place it over direct heat (turned fairly low) and, again using tongs, place the parsnips quickly side by side in the tin. Tilt it and baste all the parsnips with hot fat, place the tin in the oven and bake them for 20 minutes, then turn them over, drain off any surplus fat (a bulb baster is good for this) and continue to bake for a further 15-20 minutes or until they are crisp and golden.

ROASTED PARSNIP AND PARMESAN SOUP

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 400F / 200C, pour oil into a roasting tray and place on top shelf of the oven for 5 mins until oil is smokey hot.
• Carefully place parsnips and onion into the tin and toss in the oil to coat, roast for 30 mins.
• Sprinkle the parmesan over the vegetables and stir it in, lay the rashers of panchetta over the top and return to the oven for further 10 mins.
• Remove from oven and lay pancetta aside for the garnish.
• Mix the vegetable mixture into the hot stock and puree until smooth.
• season to taste.
• Reheat gently without boiling and serve topped with a spoonful of double cream and 1/2 slice of pancetta on top.

PARMESAN PARSNIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/390°F/gas 6.
• Pour the oil into a roasting tin and place in the oven to heat up.
• Parboil the parsnips for 3 minutes in pan full of salted water.
• Drain and let all surfaces dry out.
• Mix the semolina and parmesan cheese in a large mixing bowl.
• Toss the parsnips in the cheese mixture until all their surfaces are covered with the mixture. You might need to them in batches to do a proper job.
• Add the parsnips the parsnips to the roasting tin and turn to coat in oil.
• Place the parsnips in the oven and roast for 15 minutes, then turn the parsnips over and turn over.
• Continue to roast for another 15 minutes or until they are crisp and golden.
• Serve as a side dish for a roast dinner.
• [Optional] Sprinkle the parsnips with grated parmesan cheese because you can never have enough cheese in your life!

ROASTED PARSNIP AND PARMESAN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (160° fan-forced) and line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Roughy chop the parsnips and simmer them in plenty of salted of water for 3 minutes, then drain.
• Sprinkle the parsnips with half the grated parmesan and drizzle with olive oil. Place the whole onion and head of garlic next to the parsnip on the tray.
• Roast the garlic for 30 minutes. Remove it from the oven and set aside.
• Roast the parsnips and onion for about 45 minutes. The parsnips are done when pierced easily with a knife.
• When cool enough to handle, peel the onion and squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skins.
• Place the cooked parmesan, peeled onion and garlic, parmesan rind and 3 cups of the stock into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the parmesan rind.
• Allow the soup to cool for ten minutes, then puree with a hand-held blender. If the soup is too thick, add the remaining cup of stock until it's thin enough to your liking. If you're adding the cream, you may prefer to omit the extra stock.
• Season to taste, add the remaining grated parmesan to each portion and serve immediately.

HONEY-ROAST PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the parsnips onto a baking tray and toss with half the oil, the honey and thyme sprigs. Season to taste and roast for 45 mins, turning halfway through until the parsnips are golden brown and caramelised. Remove from the oven and discard the thyme. Tip the hazelnuts onto a small baking tray and roast for 5 mins, then sprinkle with the cheese and roast for 5 mins more. Remove from the oven. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil and the butter in a flameproof casserole over a medium heat until foaming. Fry the onions and celery with a pinch of salt for 15 mins until the veg is softened and beginning to turn golden and sticky. Add the roasted parsnips and the stock to the pan, then bring to a simmer and cover. Continue to simmer for 15 mins, then blitz with a hand blender until smooth. Season, then stir in the vinegar and cream. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the cheesy roast hazelnuts and the extra thyme leaves.

PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan cook the onion, the garlic, the gingerroot, the carrot, the celery, and the thyme in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened. Add the parsnips and the broth, bring the liquid to a boil, and simmer the mixture, covered, for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are very tender. Purée the soup in a blender and return to the pan. Stir in the nutmeg, enough water to thin the soup to the desired consistency if necessary, and salt and pepper to taste.

PARSNIP & PARMESAN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to gas mark 6.
• Simmer the parsnips in plenty of boiling lightly salted water for approximately 3 minutes or until just soft.
• Drain and put back into saucepan.
• Add 25g of parmesan and stir well covering the parsnips.
• Put the olive oil into a roasting tin and put into the oven for about 5 minutes.
• Add the parsnip and cheese mixture to the hot roasting tin and add the butter.
• Bake for about 45 mins turning regularly.
• Drain the leftover oil from the tin into a saucepan and cook the onion gently in this until soft.
• Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the stock stirring constantly. Bring to the boil.
• Add the parsnips to the soup and simmer for 10 minutes with a lid on.
• Add the remaining parmesan. (You can always add more if you want to afterwards).
• Puree the soup in a blender. Return to the pan and add the cream and salt and pepper to taste.