I came upon this technique by accident a few years ago when I was searching for a different way to cook root vegetables and was immediately intrigued. No different than salt-baking a fish, crusting a beet, or any root vegetable for that matter, in a mixture of egg whites and salt creates a flavor unlike…
Sometimes vegetables like turnips, rutabagas, parsnips and beets get a bad reputation due to the generally unexciting boiled and mashed versions many of us grew up with. Roasting these veggies brings out their sweet and sometimes nutty flavors and will surprise event the most hardened critics with their deep, layered and complex flavors. These veggies…