Running out of ideas for all those winter veggies? Find storage tips and dozens of delicious Tips & Recipes For All Those Winter Root Vegetables: carrots, kohlrabi, beets, and more!
In the mid-winter, you may find yourself running out of ideas for all those winter root vegetables that are still abundant at the grocery, at the farmer's markets, in your community agriculture share, and in your crisper drawer.
Or you may not have even tried some of these hardy vegetables yet, which was the case with me before I set out on this quest to learn more about winter root veggies.
I picked up this bright assortment at the Burlington Farmer's Market and they're from four local locations: Burnt Rock Farm, Bear Roots Farm, Lewis Creek Farm, and Full Moon Farm.
In this round-up, you'll find a list of winter root vegetables with tips for storage (spoiler alert: keep all of them cool!) And as for eating them, there are loads of ideas in this round-up.
But wait, there's more! I also reached out to several fellow food bloggers to gather their creative, amazing recipes for these long-lasting veggies:
Beets, kohlrabi, sweet potatoes, parsnips, carrots, rutabagas, potatoes, celeriac, and radishes! These dishes will be perfect if you have never given these vegetables a try or if you're just getting tired of your tried-and-true methods. Bookmark them, pin them, and print them!
Give these undersung winter veggies the spotlight for a little while longer before they're overshadowed by those showboating, spring veggies. (Calm down asparagus, peas, and fiddleheads: it's not your turn yet!)
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Winter Veggie Blends
Make a rich and flavorful winter dish using a combination of root veggies, with these recipes!
Roasted Root Vegetables with Spring Herbs, from Healthy Seasonal Recipes
Oven Roasted Chuck Roast with Root Vegetables, from Longbourn Farm
Root Veggie Kettle Chips, from The View From Great Island
Mexican Buddha Bowl: Roasted Vegetables & Cilantro Lime Quinoa, from Lemon Blossoms
Beets
Remove the skins from beets before cooking them up. To store, remove the greens and store them in a plastic bag in the fridge for up to three weeks. And use them in one of these yummy recipes:
Yankee Red Flannel Hash, by Nancy Mock at Taste Of Home
Spiralized Raw Beet Salad with Blood Oranges, from Salt & Lavender
Beet Chocolate Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting, from Use Your Noodle
Carrots
Carrots can be enjoyed raw or cooked. Remove the green tops and store carrots in the fridge, tightly wrapped for two to three weeks. Below are three delicious ways to use those carrots!
Savory Carrot Cheddar Tart, by Hungry Enough To Eat Six
Coconut Carrot Rice, from Fried Dandelions
Scarborough Fair Carrot Ribbons with Shrimp, from Pinch Me I’m Eating
Celeriac (Celery Root)
Celeriac has a mild celery taste and can be eaten raw in salads or cooked in almost any way you can imagine. Keep celeriac in a plastic bag for one week. Here are some creative ways to use it:
Fennel Celery Root Salad with Dill and Avocado, from Tasting Page
Salmon Dill & Celeriac Fishcakes, from Emma Eats & Explores
Cream of Celeriac Soup, from Krumpli
Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi is part of the turnip family and can be eaten raw in salads or cooked in soups and stews. Keep it wrapped in the fridge for a little over a week. Here are some cooked and raw ways to use it:
Colorful Kohlrabi Slaw with Lemon-Maple Dressing, from Hungry Enough To Eat Six
Kohlrabi Schnitzel Burger, from Elephantastic Vegan
Kale, Kohlrabi and Mint Stir Fry with Bacon and Fried Egg, from Pinch and Swirl
Parsnips
Parsnips can be baked, roasted, boiled, and mashed. They will keep in the fridge when wrapped for two weeks. Here are some fresh and cooked dishes featuring parsnips:
Curried Parsnip & Vegetable Soup, from Hungry Enough To Eat Six
Roasted Parsnips with Thyme, Food Above Gold
Potatoes
Potatoes are ridiculously versatile and cook up in every way you can imagine. Do not wrap these (if you buy them in a plastic bag, discard the bag before storing them.) Keep them in a cool, dark location, ideally around 40 degrees F. Add these tasty potato dishes to your meals!
Colcannon, with Slow Cooker Steak & Stout, from Hungry Enough To Eat Six
Irish Leek and Potato Soup, from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Smoked Gouda Muffin Tin Potato Stacks, from A Gouda Life
Radishes
Radishes are usually enjoyed raw as part of appetizers or in a salad. Remove the greens and keep them wrapped in the fridge for four to five days. Here are three lovely radish recipes for you:
Cucumber Radish Salad With Lemony Vinaigrette, from Hungry Enough To Eat Six
Arachuvita Moolungi Sambar (Radish Lentils Stew), from Curry Trail
Carrot Radish and Wheat Berry Salad with with Lemon Vinaigrette, from Bourbon and Honey
Watermelon Radish Orange Salad with Goat Cheese and Pistachios, from Rhubarbarians
Rutabagas
Rutabagas are part of the cabbage family with a mild flavor and can be cooked up in a number of ways. Keep them wrapped in the fridge for two weeks. And what to do with them? Well, look!
Rutabaga Home Fries, from Hungry Enough To Eat Six
Tender Butternut Rutabaga Gratin, from Garlic & Zest
Mashed Rutabaga with Nutmeg, from Pinch Me I’m Eating
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes work with savory and sweet dishes, and can be baked, roasted, mashed, sautéed, and fried. Like potatoes, keep them in a cool, dry, and dark location. Find savory and sweet tastes below:
Sweet Potato & Chorizo Fritters, from Hungry Enough To Eat Six
Sweet Potato Pie, from Hungry Enough To Eat Six
Healthy Cinnamon Sweet Potato Rolls, from Happy Kitchen Rocks
Sweet Potatoes with Coconut, Curry and Mint, from Healthy Seasonal Recipes
Harissa Sweet Potato Hash with Baked Eggs, from My Kitchen Love
Sweet Potato Rounds with Goat Cheese Appetizer, from Ciao Florentina
Have a tasty winter!
Ayngelina Brogan
Thanks so much for including us, now I have so many new ideas for what to make this month!
Nancy Mock
Of course! Everyone's recipes look amazing!
Natasha @ Salt & Lavender
Thanks for including my beet salad! What a great roundup!
Nancy Mock
You're welcome, it is so beautiful!