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Last week I pulled the first turnips and beets of the season out of our vegetable garden and since my go-to recipe for root vegetables is to roast them that’s what I did but this time I added a few embellishments. One of them was bacon and the other two a sprinkling of crushed yellow mustard seeds and a smattering of fresh thyme leaves. It turned out beautifully. The bacon provided enough fat and salt, so there wasn’t any need for oil or seasoning.
I simply tossed the raw vegetables with the bacon and the mustard seeds, put them in the oven and 45 minutes later we had a complete and very delicious main course on the table. For days when you want or need a hands-off meal this one’s perfect. :)
More delicious roasted vegetable recipes:
- Roasted Vegetables with Tarragon Vinaigrette
- Roasted Tomatoes with Tarragon Cream Sauce
- Curried Roasted Carrots
Roasted Vegetables with Mustard Seeds and Bacon
Ingredients:
- 3 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 turnips, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 3 carrots, sliced in half and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 1 red onion, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 1 beet, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 2 red potatoes, cut into 2-inch chunks
- 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 2-inch chunks
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds, crushed
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Instructions:
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Toss bacon, vegetables and mustard seeds and add to a roasting pan.
- Roast until tender (40 – 50 minutes).
- Sprinkle with the thyme leaves.
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There a few thing more satisfying that cooking vegetables that you have grow yourself. Unfortunately all I have managed in my little courtyard garden are herbs, rhubarb and tomatoes this year so I envy you Nicole! I love roasted veg, I usually put cumin and chilli with mine, but I’ll definitely be trying your bacon version (I guess you could also use cubes of smoked pancetta instead) x
I so agree!! I love growing and eating my own food. My favorite is to go into the garden early in the morning, clip some spinach leaves and make a spinach omelet for breakfast, so cool. :)
You totally had me at “roasted vegetables”! And I really love how you used mustard seeds rather than dijon mustard! Great recipe! :D
Thanks so much, Kennedy! :)
How cool to have a garden that your dogs don’t dig up and eat. Yes, they even ate my 6 jalapeno plants!
This looks yum, we roast veggies all the time, too. Try a sprinkling of fennel seeds next time, it’s fantastic. Love the colors in the photo, too, beautiful.
Omg, your cute dogs eat your garden and are so adorable that you can’t get mad at them? That’s funny! Our little kitty goes in the garden and just sniffs all the plants, then sits on the rim of the beds and watches me weed with a puzzled look on her face. I’ve tried to explain it to her but I think she thinks I am hunting for moles. :) Will try fennel seeds next time, the next round of turnips is already ready!
You have a vegetable garden? How did I miss that? Yum, this is totally my type of “don’t have energy” meal. Love the addition of mustard seeds. (And bacon. Of course!)
Yes, we have a fairly sizable vegetable garden that I love dearly. It’s super fun to grow food. :)
Sounds so delicious and savory Nicole! Such beautiful colors!
Thanks, Mary Ann! I did love the colors too. :)