Zesty Golden Roasted Vegetables Thanksgiving Side Dish
Make a zesty golden roasted vegetables Thanksgiving side dish when you crave a mixture of roasted carrots, roasted golden beets, and sweet potatoes with a vibrant citrus drizzle to accompany your elegant holiday dinner!
2 sheet pans, foil, mason jar with lid or whisk and bowl, serving dish/platter
Ingredients
For Roasted Vegetables
1 bundle 6Small Golden Beets - washed and trimmed
3Sweet Potatoes or Yams - peeled and sliced
1 bundle6Medium Carrots - peeled and trimmed
2Fennel Bulbs - trimmed and quartered
2 to 3tbspCold Cubed Butter
2 to 3tbspOlive Oil
1/2tspCoarse Sea Salt + Ground Pepper - or more if desired
For The Orange Citrus Drizzle
1/2Fresh Navel Orange - The Juice and Zest
1/2cup100% pure maple syrup
1/4cupApple Cider Vinegar
2tbspOlive Oil
1/2tspCoarse Salt + Pepper or more if desired
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Instructions
Pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees F. Rub the beets with olive oil and wrap in foil and place on a sheet pan. Trim the fennel bulbs removing the stalks and tough outer parts and quarter them. Place these on the same sheet pan next to the foil beets and drizzle with olive oil salt pepper.
Peel and slice sweet potatoes into about 1/2 inch thick slices and toss them in a drizzle of olive oil plus salt and pepper. Layer them up neatly on a second sheet pan then dot the slices with a little cold butter cubed into small pieces (about 2 to 3 tbsp of butter to keep the slices moist during roasting.
Trim and peel the carrots. Place them whole on the sheet pan next to the sweet potatoes and drizzle well with olive oil salt and pepper. Now place both sheet pans in a hot 425 degree oven. Roast for about 25 minutes or until vegetables are easily pierced with a fork. Then remove from the oven and transfer to serving platter or plate.
Combine fresh orange juice and orange zest with the maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk together to combine. You could aslo pour ingredients in a jar with a lid and shake together until combined.
Drizzle vegetables with fresh zesty orange maple drizzle and garnish with fresh chopped herbs such as parsley, rosemary, or thyme. Serve warm.