Golden Potato Root Mash

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Golden Potato

Root Mash

 

3 cups scrubbed, diced white potatoes

1 cup peeled, diced

sweet potato or yam

1 carrot, scrubbed and diced

1 small turnip, scrubbed

and diced

1/2 rutabaga, peeled and diced

1 parsnip, scrubbed and

diced

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 medium white or yellow onion, diced

1

garlic clove, minced

1 shallot, minced

1/2 to 1 cup milk, half-and-half,

or soymilk

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

 

Place

white and sweet potatoes, carrot, turnip, rutabaga, and parsnip in a large pot

of boiling salted water and cook until very tender, around 30 to 40

minutes.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium

heat and add onion, cooking around 10 to 15 minutes until it begins to brown and

caramelize. Add garlic and shallot and continue cooking a few minutes until

fragrant and softened.

Drain the potato mixture, return it to the pot, and

smash with a potato masher, adding milk gradually until it reaches the desired

consistency. Stir in the sautéed onion mixture with oil, add salt and pepper to

taste, and serve hot.

Serves 4 to 6.