Roast potatoes and parsnips with onions, herbs and cherry tomatoes Recipe

Roast potatoes and parsnips with onions, herbs and cherry tomatoes Recipe

  • 6 medium potatoes, peeled and halved lengthways
  • 4 parsnips, peeled and sliced
  • good pinch dried, mixed herbs
  • 2 onions, peeled and cut into thin rings
  • 4-6 tbsp sunflower or olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 225g/8oz cherry tomatoes
  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas6.
  2. Parboil the potatoes for 10 minutes until the outside is slightly soft. Drain and place in a roasting tin flat side up. Use a fork to roughen the flat uppermost side.
  3. Add the prepared parsnips, sprinkle with mixed herbs and arrange the onion rings over the top.
  4. Drizzle with sunflower or olive oil and season with salt and lots of black pepper.
  5. Roast for 40 minutes, basting several times, then add the cherry tomatoes and bake for a further 15-20 minutes until all the vegetables are cooked and the tomatoes have split open.
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