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Braised spring vegetables

Name: Braised spring vegetables
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or unsalted butter; 2 medium onions, each cut into 6 wedges through the root; 250g carrots, cut in half lengthways, then into 3cm pieces; 6-8 baby yellow beetroot, peeled; 100g baby turnips, peeled and cut into 6 wedges; 2 Swiss chard stalks, cut into 2cm batons; 150ml water (see tip about stock); To serve; 100g breakfast radishes with leafy tops, halved diagonally; 2 little gem lettuces, cut in 6 lengthways through the root; 2 swiss chard leaves, cut into 5cm pieces; Small handful roughly chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

By: Raymond Blanc

Published: 1 Apr 15
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Raymond Blanc’s spring vegetables side dish uses the freshest seasonal vegetables including Swiss chard, baby turnip and baby yellow beetroot. It’s the perfect accompaniment to an Easter roast such as this butterflied leg of spring lamb.

Easy
March 2015

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 1½ hours

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 91kcals
Fat: 4.2g (0.6g saturated)
Protein: 2.6g
Carbohydrates: 10.8g (8.8g sugars)
Fibre: 4.3g
Salt: 0.3g

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Ingredients

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or unsalted butter
2 medium onions, each cut into 6 wedges through the root
250g carrots, cut in half lengthways, then into 3cm pieces
6-8 baby yellow beetroot, peeled
100g baby turnips, peeled and cut into 6 wedges
2 Swiss chard stalks, cut into 2cm batons
150ml water (see tip about stock)

To serve

100g breakfast radishes with leafy tops, halved diagonally
2 little gem lettuces, cut in 6 lengthways through the root
2 swiss chard leaves, cut into 5cm pieces
Small handful roughly chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

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Method

Heat the oven to 170°C/fan150°C/gas 3½. Heat the oil/butter in a large flameproof casserole over a medium heat and fry all the vegetables (apart from the serving veg) with a little salt and pepper for 5 minutes, stirring often.
Add the water (or see tip) and cook for 1-1½ hours with a lid on in the oven, until the veg are tender. Add the radishes, lettuces and chard leaves for the last 5 minutes of cooking, then taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
Serve in a large dish along with all the cooking juices, sprinkled with the chopped parsley.

Recipe from March 2015 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 91kcals
Fat: 4.2g (0.6g saturated)
Protein: 2.6g
Carbohydrates: 10.8g (8.8g sugars)
Fibre: 4.3g
Salt: 0.3g

delicious. tips

If you can’t get your hands on just-out-of-the ground, market-fresh veg, we recommend using good quality chicken stock instead of water.

If you can’t find any of the above veg, substitute with whatever looks beautiful when you do your shopping.
Raymond says: “Season lightly at the beginning. You can always add more seasoning, but you can’t take it away.”