Recipe of the Week: Cheesy Carrot Rutabaga Ring

courtesy of The Art of Natural Living

A reader of ours recently sent in a cry for help: "My neighbor just gave me some rutabagas from her yard and I have no idea what to do with them!" Luckily Inger from The Art of Natural Living shared her fabulous carrot and rutabaga recipe with us. Who knew rutabagas could be so delicious?

Ingredients:
1 rutabaga, cubed (a scant 4 cups of 1/3” cubes—make up with extra carrots if short)
1 teaspoon salt
2 pounds of carrots, cubed (a scant 4 cups of 1/3” cubes)
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (or 2 Tablespoons dried)
Additional parsley for garnish (optional)

How to Make It:

1. Boil carrot and rutabaga cubes 15-20 minutes until tender.
2. Drain veggies and heat in saucepan to evaporate excess water.
3. Add salt, pepper, Parmesan, garlic, parsley   Toss to combine and adjust seasonings to taste.
4. Pack into greased ring mold.  Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes at 400.
5. To unmold, set a plate on top of the ring, then flip plate and mold over as a unit. Remove ring. (Not as hard as it sounds!) Place additional parsley in center of ring as garnish (optional).


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