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Root vegetable crisps

Name: Root vegetable crisps
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: For the vegetable crisps; 150g carrots; 100g each parsnips, raw beetroot and sweet potato; Splash of olive oil; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 1 tbsp sea salt; Zest 2 limes; You’ll also need; Mandoline or vegetable peeler; 2 large baking sheets lined with compostable baking paper

By: Louise Pickford

Published: 22 Jan 21
Updated: 18 Mar 24

These homemade vegetable crisps are the perfect snack with a warm drink and are cheaper and healthier than shop-bought alternatives. Try them with our whisky Aperol hot toddy.

Or, for another crisp and cocktail combination, how about these parmesan and thyme crisps with a Campari and tomato cooler?

Easy
January 2021

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 20 min, oven time 20-30 mins

These homemade vegetable crisps are the perfect snack with a warm drink and are cheaper and healthier than shop-bought alternatives. Try them with our whisky Aperol hot toddy.

Or, for another crisp and cocktail combination, how about these parmesan and thyme crisps with a Campari and tomato cooler?

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 221kcals
Fat: 7.2g (0.9g saturated)
Protein: 2.6g
Carbohydrates: 17.2g (11.6 sugars)
Fibre: 3.8g
Salt: 3.8g

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Ingredients

For the vegetable crisps

150g carrots
100g each parsnips, raw beetroot and sweet potato
Splash of olive oil
2 tsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp sea salt
Zest 2 limes

You’ll also need

Mandoline or vegetable peeler
2 large baking sheets lined with compostable baking paper

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Method

Peel and slice the veg as thinly as you can with a mandoline or veg peeler – the thinner the better. Put each type of vegetable in its own bowl to keep them separate. Add a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt to each bowl and stir gently to coat.
Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Arrange the vegetable slices in a single layer separately on the prepared sheets – they’ll cook at different rates, so you’ll need to do this in batches. Bake for 20 minutes, checking halfway through. Turn those that are starting to brown, then continue to bake until the crisps are lightly golden and crispy – take out those that cook more quickly as you go, then add a new batch to the oven. Once the crisps are cooked, cool on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, lightly toast the fennel seeds in a small dry pan for 2 minutes or until they start to brown. Cool, then grind in a pestle and mortar or spice grinder. Combine with the salt and lime zest. Transfer the cooled crisps to a large bowl, sprinkle over fennel salt to taste, then toss gently to combine. Serve with our whisky Aperol hot toddy, if you fancy.