This lovely concoction came from improvising one of my favorites, "Parsnip Tabouli" from Kris Carr's
Crazy Sexy Kitchen. Kris' recipe replaces couscous with raw parsnips and the result is shockingly lovely and delectable. I didn't have most of the ingredients but had recently found some amazing organic parsnip specimens, so I tossed one into the food processor with Italian parsley, a few raw garlic cloves, sea salt, lemon and olive oil. Amazing! The flavors were perfect the first day, but the lemon continued to intensify as time went on. I think I'd squeezed a whole lemon into this. I'll use a little less next time. Nevertheless, once I shifted my thinking on these leftovers (chutney or compote instead of salad), this was amazing mixed into fresh arugula with another drizzle of olive oil, stirred into a gorgeous, brothy vegetable soup, piled atop a sprouted english muffin, and also stuffed into a baked sweet potato! One giant parsnip made all of this and I'm still eating it on everything. What a great way to amp up the raw veggie representation!
I have a couple more giant, organic parsnips, which will also be amazing in a puree -- so much more silky and decadent than mashed potatoes. For that, I'll just roughly chop them, boil them for about 15 minutes, then blend them in the vitamix with a little "butter" and nutmeg. Mmmm.
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