Rosemary Red Potato and Celery Vegetables Recipe

Rosemary Celery Ingredients:

1 pound celery root
8 ounce baby carrots
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary or half the amount of dried rosemary, crushed
Black pepper to taste, freshly ground
Salt to taste
Cooking spray

Method:

1. Peel the celery root and cut it into 1 inch small cubes. Preheat the oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Leave aside.
2. Combine the celery roots with ½ tablespoon olive oil, ½ teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary, dash of freshly ground black pepper and a pinch of salt in a medium size bowl. Toss well so that all the herbs and oil mix well with the celery root. Place this celery root mixture on one side of a medium sized baking pan. Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake the celery root for 14 to 15 minutes.
3. As the celery roots are getting baked, combine carrots with ½ tablespoon olive oil, ½ teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary, a pinch of salt, dash of freshly ground black pepper and vanilla extract in the same bowl. Toss well so that all the herbs and oil mix well with the baby carrots. Spread this baby carrots mixture on the remaining half side of the baking dish. Place the baking dish again in the oven and bake for about 60 to 75 minutes or till the vegetables are tender and crisp. As the vegetables are done, remove the baking dish from the oven and let it stand for 5 minutes. Toss the carrot mixture along with celery roots before serving. Transfer the vegetables in a serving plate and serve. This recipe makes 4 servings.

Health Tip:

• Rosemary roasted celery roots is a very low calorie, vegetarian, diabetes friendly recipe. Per serving this recipe provides about 110 calories and 5 gm fat.
• Rosemary roasted celery root can be well enjoyed with stir fried unpolished rice.
• This recipe is not a very good source of protein as it provides only 2 gm protein per serving. If you want to increase the value of quality proteins in this recipe then you may roast soy chunks or granules along with the vegetables. If you prefer non-vegetarian food then roasting boiled egg whites or skinless chicken or lean meat can also be a wise idea. However this change will  also increase the calories and fat content along with proteins.