Roasted carrots and parsnips with bacon and apples recipe

Sweet carrots and parsnips with apple, bacon, honey and thyme – what's not to love about this colourful Christmas side dish?

1. Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Put the carrots and parsnips on a large baking tray, drizzle with 2 tbsp oil and season. Roast for 20 mins.
2. Add the apples and lardons to the carrots and parsnips, toss and return to the oven for 20-25 mins until cooked through.
3. Combine the remaining oil with the mustard and honey in a bowl. Drizzle over the vegetables, toss to coat, then return to the oven for a final 5 mins until golden and sticky. Scatter over the herbs to serve.

Tip: To cook alongside your Christmas turkey, roast the veg at the same time as the turkey for the first 20 mins, then remove from the oven and set aside. Once the turkey has been removed from the oven and is resting, add the apples and lardons and finish cooking the carrots and parsnips as in steps 2 and 3.

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