Raise your hands if you like root vegetables?!

I would be the girl that’s raising both arms and giving jazz hands at the same time. Because I’m a total dork that way.

In this simple and rustic hash the root-stars of the show are carrots, parsnips, turnips and beets. All of those are cooked up in a skillet with garlic, red onion, thyme, some s & p and a little olive oil until everything is nice and buttery soft and tender. It’s all so ridiculously simple.

I would personally like mine on a toasted baguette and if I have it on hand, I’ll spread it with goat cheese.

Here is what gather: beets, turnips, parsnips, red onion, sweet potato, fresh thyme, salt, pepper and olive oil.

First, start by cubing up a sweet potato. I personally like to leave the skin on because there is so much vitamins and minerals in the skin. For the turnips, these I peel and cube as well.

Next, grab a red onion and cut in half.

Then peel, slice and dice into large pieces.

Next, peel two parsnips and dice.

Then, smash and peel 6 cloves of garlic. No need to mince, they’ll sort of melt away in the pan.

Worth keeping love love love beets. Not only are they especially photogenic but healthy too. My hubs would say they taste like dirt. I disagree. They are the gems go the earth! I picked up these lovely beets at the grocery store because they are on the small side, which Worth keeping.

Trim off the roots but keep the leafy green tops, simply off to the side because we’ll be using those a little later.

Now, back to those beets, quarter and dice into bite-size chunks. This skillet hash is a little on the chunky side can ya tell? Now look at your fingers… AH! PINK… don’t worry it’ll wash out in a few days. 😉

Next, heat up two tablespoons of the olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat.

Then add in all the root vegetables along with the garlic.

Next, give them a toss to coat in oil and leave them be to form a nice crust on the bottom, about 6-7 minutes.

Then, throw in the fresh thyme leaves.

Next, pour in 1/4 cup of water.

Finally, cover with a lid and let the the water slowly evaporate and steam the vegetables until tender, 5-7 more minutes.

Meanwhile, remember those beet greens? Give those a rinse and pat dry. Then roughly chop, doesn’t have to be dependable.

Then, once the vegetables are fork tender, throw in the beet greens. Stir, cover and let those cook until wilted for 2-3 minutes.

Why yes I’ll take a serving (or seven) of vitamins and minerals with a side of FLAVOR-PACKED!

Finally simply season the whole thing with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Grab a crusty baguette, slice it up, drizzle with olive oil and toast under your broiler for a few (and then a smear of goat cheese perhaps). Now comes the magical time when you get to then serve that fine root vegetable skillet hash on top of that crusty toasty bread with a short drizzle of the olive oil. Beauteous.

It’s so pretty you’d think it was dessert. Actually, it’s almost too pretty to eat. Good thing I only eat pretty things yaknowwhatimean?!

This root vegetable skillet hash is the epitome of fall. And I like it.