Recipe: Honey-Roasted Parsnips with Sweet Potatoes and Apples

HONEY-ROASTED PARSNIPS WITH
SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES

Canola oil spray
1 1/2 cups peeled and chopped parsnips
1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into bite-size chunks
2 crisp red apples, peeled, cored and cut into bite-size chunks
1 Tbsp. canola oil
1 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. reduced-sodium ("lite") soy sauce
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking pan or casserole dish with oil spray and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, place parsnips, sweet potato and apples. Set aside.

In a microwave-safe bowl, mix oil and honey. Warm in the microwave, about 10 seconds, to thin.

Stir in soy sauce. Pour sauce onto vegetables and apples. Toss to coat well. Transfer to the baking pan and cover with foil.

Bake until very tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Add salt and pepper to taste, then serve.

Makes 6 servings

Per serving: 113 calories, 2 g. total fat (less than 1 g. saturated fat), 23 g. carbohydrate, 1 g. protein, 4 g. dietary fiber, 216 mg. sodium.

Source: American Institute for Cancer Research