Grated Raw Beet Salad with Jicama, Avocado, and Orange

Raw beets taste similar to raw carrots in that they’re sweet, juicy, and crisp. Jicama, a Mexican root vegetable that looks like a large, pale, round potato, is crunchy and mild when peeled and eaten raw. If you can’t find jicama, simply substitute cubed cucumber in this salad.

Glazed Parsnip and Carrot Sticks with Popped Mustard Seeds

Mashed carrots and parsnips are a classic combination from Ireland and the British Isles. Here, we’ve steamed the two vegetables together and spiced them up with popped mustard seeds. When mustard seeds are popped over low heat, they lose their hot, “mustardy” flavor and taste wonderfully nutty.

Crunchy Burdock with Toasted Sesame Dressing

Beloved in Japan, burdock is a long, slender root vegetable that resembles a stick. Beneath the bark-like skin, burdock’s flesh is crisp, earthy, sweet, and mineral-like. If you can’t find burdock, try this recipe with raw beets, jicama, or daikon radish grated or cut into small, thin sticks.

Braised Celery Root with Chickpeas and Saffron

Large, melon-shaped knobs of celery root or celeriac may look tough to handle, but are actually very easy to cook with. Once peeled, they can be grated like carrots into salads, boiled and mashed like potatoes, sliced and added to soups, or cut and braised in stews. This recipe tastes

Mashed Rutabagas with Salsa Verde

The rutabaga gets its name from the Swedish word rotabagge, and is sometimes called a Swede or a Swedish turnip.