I was the lucky winner of Tandy’s regional and seasonal challenge with my Preserved Peppadew recipe and won the Love and Food, The Market Cookbook. It is a super book with lovely ideas and the cover boasts a picture of my favourite fruit – figs! I received my lovely prize in the post a couple of weeks back while the folks were visiting again and mom hijacked my prize to have a read through with her afternoon tea and decided to surprise us with one of the recipes that evening. It was slightly amended as she did not have all the vegetables on hand that the recipe called for but was a great interpretation of the original recipe (original recipe below).
Rosti-topped Root Vegetable Bake
Ingredients
2 sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
4 carrots peeled and diced
4 parsnips peeled and diced
3 rutabagas (swedes) peeled and diced
3 cloves garlic crushed
45mlolive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 medium or 6 small beetroot
400g chickpeas
125ml coconut milk
25ml vegetable stock
Handful coriander leaves
4 potatoes
2 eggs
125ml cake flour
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Place the sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, rutabagas and garlic on a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil.
- Season with salt and pepper and bake for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and slightly caramelised.
- In the meantime, cook the beetroot in boiling water until tender. Skin and cube and add to the vegetable mixture.
- Add the drained chickpeas.
- Combine the coconut milk and vegetable stock and pour over the vegetables and add the chopped coriander.
- Peel and grate the potatoes into a medium bowl.
- Add the eggs and flour. Season with salt and pepper and mix through.
- Layer the potato mixture over the vegetables and bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the top is crispy and the vegetable sauces are bubbling.
This looks completely comforting! And what a great prize! It’s so fun to win things. 🙂
I’m loving this winning streak – would love to keep it going! 🙂
Congratulations!! I went to see your blog and it is definitely a winner as well. Good for your mom making this dish… she was a great teacher:)
Thanks so much! Have a fantastic week. 🙂
It’s a lovely book, I have a copy too. The dish looks wonderful 🙂
Modified another one of the recipes from it – will post about it on Friday. Have a happy week. 🙂
Congratulations, Mandy, on winning Tandy’s challenge. Your competitors never stood a chance! Today’s recipe sounds really quite good. Such a great assortment of root vegetables and all topped with a crispy potato topping. It couldn’t get much better than this!
Thanks ChgoJohn. Let’s face it, crispy potatoes will always be a hit. Have an awesome week. 🙂
I am so glad you found something to make from the book Mandy 🙂
Will be posting something again on Friday. 🙂
I love that you added rutabagas in this dish. I always find it hard to cook with them- just lack of ideas really but if anyone has ideas on cooking veggies I know it is you. I love this veggie bake!
You are always so kind, thank you! Have a fantastic week. 🙂
I love root veggies. This looks good!
Strange how I never think of putting them all together. have a great week. 🙂
Congratulations!
The veggie bake looks hearty and delicious.
Thanks Angie! Have a great week. 🙂
Natalie (Sweetpumpkins.com)
Congratulations Mandy on winning the challenge. This dish looks wonderful. I love the idea of the rosti-top and it is chock full of delicious vegetable. Brilliant.
Must say it is a great combo. Have a lovely week. 🙂
Congratulations Mandy – it’s so nice to be recognized for hard work! Your vegetable dish looks delicious. Another great one – have a super week!
Thanks so much Trica – it is a great honour. Have a super week too. 🙂
Congratulations!! I love hearing about new cookbooks! This is a fabulous recipe!
There are a few more that I would really like to try from this lovely book. Have a fantastic week. 🙂
Congrats Mandy! 🙂 It always feels nice to win a prize!
Thank you! It is really awesome! Have a great week. 🙂
Mandy, what a fabulous dish to have on standby for vegetarians! So often they’re ripped off when it comes to mains, but this one is a perfect dish for everyone. Good to know it can be varied too to suit the veg on hand. Thank you, I’m bookmarking this one! 🙂
I look forward to hearing how you enjoy it Celia and what veggies you use. Have a happy day. 🙂
Looks so comforting, definitely worthy of its win.
Wonder how you could put a Thanksgiving spin on it? Have a happy day. 🙂
I’ve never had rutabagas before and I need to! This looks like a fantastic recipe, totally delicious!
Nor have I Joanne – I was just thinking the other day that there are so many flavours that I have never tasted before. Have a super day. 🙂
Congrats on the win! This looks so good! 🙂
Thanks Jen. Have a happy day. 🙂
Congratulation on winning the challenge Mandy! Sounds like a great book.
This veggie dish sounds so good! Love all the root vegetables your picked!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks Roxana, it is always nice winning a cookery book and I always want to get cracking with recipes. Have a happy day. 🙂
That really does look great, i must go back and study this recipe properly, it looks like something i would make.. Thank you mandy.. c
Short of the coconut milk C, I think you could grow everything yourself too. Have a lovely day. 🙂
Mandy, Congrats! You deserve it.
Anything w/ rutabagas, I love. So comforting & like being home. 🙂
Xx
Thanks Kim! It’s hard to beat comforting food! Have a happy day. 🙂
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Well deserved congratulations to you! What a great prize too…I think you can never have too many cookery books 🙂 Love this recipe, We don´t eat meat every day and a dish like this is perfect, warming, comforting, filling…well, just delicious!
Glad you enjoyed the recipe Tanya. No research was done for this recipe though – maybe you can pick that up on my behalf. 😉
I’m loving all the vegetables you have added to this delightful Swiss dish. The result is so pretty too – nice photo Mandy! Congratulations on your award – yay!!
Never knew it was of Swizz origin, thanks Kelly. Hope you enjoy this version and thanks for your kind words. Have a super day. 🙂
I will admit, I never heard of a Vegetable Bake like this but it definitely looks delicious and interesting. I may have to give this a try
It is always nice to find other ways of preparing vegetables. 🙂
That looks great, Mandy!
Thanks Sook, it is a great dish. Have a lovely day. 🙂
Lovely veggie bake; didn’t matter whether it was the original recipe, it’s always great to innovate 😉
Thanks so much Christy. I often modify recipes, usually because I am out of an ingredient that is called for in the original recipe. have a super day. 🙂
Congratulations on the prize!
I like the veggie bake – I like how you bake everything instead of frying, sounds great.
Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words TastyGalaxy. Have a happy day. 🙂
I think I like root vegetables more than leafy vegetable…and all the dishes that include root vegetables. Congrats on winning the fabulous book. I know you will utilize the cookbook. 🙂
Thanks Nami. The book is also so beautifully photographed! 🙂
Mandy, popping back in to let you know I tried this recipe yesterday and it was very nice indeed! I used two sorts of sweet potatoes, carrot and a kohlrabi we found in the backyard. Thank you again for the recipe – it’s great to have something that is both vegetarian and lactose-free! 🙂
Hi Celia, I am thrilled you tried the recipe and enjoyed it so much. Thank you for letting me know. Have a happy day. 🙂
This looks really yummy!! Congrats on the win!! How did I miss this?
Thanks Pink! Have a super weekend. 🙂