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Root Vegetable Mashes

A change from everyday mashed potatoes, root mashes are good
toppings for pies as well as being a side dish.

Vegan
Preparation:  20 minutes
Serves 4 - 6 (side dish)

 
Pick any one of the following combinations:
• Parsnip and apple
• Carrot and leek
• Turnip and potato
• Swede (rutabaga) and potato
• Celeriac and potato
• Sweet potato with cinnamon and nutmeg

 
Plus:
• Margarine or butter
• Milk or soymilk
• Seasonings to taste (salt, pepper, cayenne, cinnamon, basil..... )

 
1. Boil the root vegetables until tender in water.
2. Drain.
3. Mash the root vegetables by hand or with an electric mixture with a dollop of margarine and (soy)milk.  Do not overbeat.  The heat from the beaters can make the mash ‘pasty’. (Absolutely, do not use a blender or food processor.)
4. Adjust the margarine and (soy)milk to your tastes.
5. Don’t forget the seasonings.  Be creative!


For a different flavour, bake the potato or sweet potato,
scoop out the middle, prepare your mash, stuff the potato skins 
with the  mash, (top with cheese) and bake for a few more 
minutes before serving.

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