Swap potatoes for parsnips to make these healthy baked parsnip fries! Great with your favorite burger, they're irresistibly crispy, sweet & salty.
Happy Fri-day! (pun intended, I’m so sorry).
What I’m not sorry about are these parsnip fries – they’re awesome and super simple to make. I recommend making extra because you (or your significant other – I’m not naming any names here), will likely eat most of them right off the baking sheet, and you’re going to want a few left to enjoy with your burger.
Not only are these parsnip fries healthier than traditional fries (they have much more fiber), but they have a unique flavor. If you’ve cooked with parsnips before, you know that they’re slightly sweet. As a result, these crispy fries have a fantastic sweet & salty taste that makes them totally addictive.
If you don’t gobble them up straight off the pan, they’d be great with any of the following recipes:
- Best Darn Vegan Veggie Burger
- Falafel Burgers with Yogurt Dill Sauce
- BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches
- Vegan Black Bean Quinoa Burger
- Portobello Pups
I like to serve my fries with ketchup, mayo, or chipotle sauce for dipping. For fry variety, try these sweet potato fries, too. Let me know what you think in the comments, and enjoy!
Baked Parsnip Fries
- Parsnips
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Sea salt
- ketchup and/or mayo
- Preheat your oven to 375F.
- Scrub your parsnips clean and lightly peel them (you don't have to peel them if yours are really clean). Slice into thin strips.
- Toss with a drizzle of olive oil and a few good pinches of salt.
- Bake 15-25 minutes, or until golden brown, flipping halfway.
- Remove from oven and serve immediately. These are best hot.
This post is sponsored by Sir Kensington’s. All opinions are our own, it’s delicious stuff.
Belgian style – both mixed together with fries!
My favorite way to enjoy ketchup is on a burger or on waffle fries.
Sweet potato fries!
I love my mayo with some sriracha swirled in, so chipotle mayo sounds delightful! An essential companion to shoestring fries, tater tots, roasted potatoes, et al. I have only recently accepted ketchup into my life after having some all natural ketchup for the first time!
I absolutely love mayo with a little sriracha and lime mixed in as a delicious dipping sauce/aioli for shrimp, veggies, or whatever floats your boat!
We got into Sir Kensington’s ketchup a few months ago and haven’t looked back (it’s irresistible on a good french fry) but the rest of the line isn’t sold at our favorite grocery store–I’m certain all the flavors would be divine!
Hi Lena,
Fantastic to hear. What is your favorite grocery store? We can work on helping them offer the rest of the products.
Super yum! Let’s be honest, fries are just a vehicle for sauce 🙂 This parsnip variety looks excellent.
i love mayo in slaw!!
Ketchup mixed with mayo – best thing to dip fries in EVER.
I love ketchup on anything we could possibly call a burger. I am fond of British/kiwi style ketchup’s that are less sweet and more sour.
Ketchup on my sweet potato fries & mayo on my sardine sandwiches. Would love to spice those up, yum!
Always on fries!
I love ketchup on scrambled eggs!
Ketchup is wonderful on any type of fries whether it be sweet potato, truffle, or regular. A good dijon or brown spicy mustard is wonderful on a good burger or fries as well. I also like it on a good veggie patty or some roasted cauliflower and broccoli.
I love mayo on fries, and ketchup with my hash browns! Condiments are a potato’s best friend.
Ketchup and mayo TOGETHER is the way to go!
I love mayo alone with some garlic powder, paprika, etc. to make my own Japanese yum-yum (white) sauce for homemade sushi too.
As a fry addict, I’m definitely going to have to try these soon!
I have to agree with the crowd; ketchup and mayo are the best way to enjoy fries. Although you’ll find them on my table for plenty of other food combos.
Ketchup mixed with mayo for a yummy fry sauce – the best of both worlds!
I like mayo with artichokes- add lemon, garlic, and a dash of cayenne….Mmmm
Ketchup – definitely on fries, or in a great homemade bbq sauce! Mayo – this may be throwback, but a little bit mixed with tuna, lime juice, diced red onion, dill, and salt and pepper makes the best classic tuna sandwich in my book!
Ketchup is best the original way… on fries, of course!
Mayo – love using some good mayo to make an aioli for fries or a sandwich
Ketchup – I love it with super crispy onion rings (my hangover remedy)
I love ketcup, period. My most unusual use of it is in my 14 ingredient phad thai sauce.
Mayo is a fav of mine to make – either with garlic and lemon or malt vinegar. I use it in a lot of different ways…but grilling salmon with it is one of the best ways I know of to enhance our favorite fish in Seattle!
p.s. I just started following your site and have made three dishes from it so far… not bad for 10 days! Thank you for the beautiful photos, clear instruction, and nom nom recipes!
Janyce
Thanks Janyce – ha, no not bad for 10 days :). Glad you’ve been enjoying them!
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved Ketchup. My grandpa told me Ketchup should be my middle name. I love dipping a classic grilled cheese in Ketchup (it’s like grilled cheese and potato soup). For mayo, I like making an aioli to put on potatoes. My favorite is roasted sweet potato fries dipped in a garlic basil aioli. Mmm!
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved Ketchup. My grandpa told me Ketchup should be my middle name. I love dipping a classic grilled cheese in Ketchup (it’s like grilled cheese and tomato soup). For mayo, I like making an aioli to put on potatoes. My favorite is roasted sweet potato fries dipped in a garlic basil aioli. Mmm!
I love ketchup!! I love it with veggie burgers, well done fries, sweet potato fries, beer batter onion rings, mixed with bbq sauce to dip my veggie buffalo wings in, Mixed with mustard on veggie dogs. All growing up I heard “Would you like fries with your ketchup?” It’s pretty much my favorite condiment.
Mayo and Ketchup mixed together on veggie burgers or fries..YUM
Love spicy ketchup in sandwiches and love Chipotle mayo on a hotdog .. yumm!!
I like to add curry powder to my ketchup. It is so good!
I love mayo with artichokes. I cut them in half and hollow out the choke. I fill with a mayo dip made with lemon juice and dill, or ground sundries tomatoes and roasted garlic.
I mix ketchup with sweet chili sauce or roasted garlic for burgers or roasted potatoes.
I love any mayo-based dip for fries! Especially wasabi mayo!