Healthy Root Vegetable Chips

Healthy Root Vegetable Chips

I absolutely love the farmers market in Halifax, and I make it a priority to wake up early and go every Saturday. I bring reusable bags and about $30, and buy more than enough produce and other yummy goods to last Mike and I for the week! Going to the market saves me money, supports Canadian farmers, helps the environment by eating locally, in season and mostly organic, and also gives my body a wider variety of nutrients as I  try to buy a new vegetable every time I go!

Last weekend, among many other items, I came home with a bag of root vegetables. Tonight I made root vegetable chips. They were much healthier than a standard bag of potatoes chips and they were very tasty!

Ingredients:

3 beets

1 sweet potato

2 Parsnips

1.5 tbs. of finely chopped fresh rosemary

3 cloves of garlic, minced

1 tsp of salt, more to taste

¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil

1 tbs of finely chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Directions:

1.     Preheat the oven to 425° conventional bake

2.     Line 2 large baking sheets with tin foil and olive oil spray

3.     Mix the garlic, rosemary, salt and oil together in a large bowl

4.     Thinly slice the parsnips and yams, toss them in the garlic mix and place on   the pan in a single layer

5.     Repeat with the beets

6.     Cook for 20- 30 minutes or until they brown along the edges, flip half way through.

7.      Sprinkle on the parsley.