Oven baked Rutabaga Fries, a Review & a Giveaway

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So after more than a month of no blogging, I am back and plan to keep it that way. I could give you the reasons for not blogging, but I realize I will just end up whining. And that is something I just don’t want to do, especially today.

Since I have been away for so long I thought I would come back with not only a recipe but a giveaway as well.

A few weeks back Ariosto seasonings sent me some samples to review.  (Do understand that even though these samples are free, I have not been paid for the review and the opinion I share today is unbiased, or as far as being unbiased goes)

Ariosto seasonings have been very popular in Italy for over 47 years. They have an excellent range of Italian seasonings which combine the right amount of specially selected herbs, spices and Sicilian sea salt to perfectly flavor meat (chicken, beef, pork and lamb), fish and side dishes. The seasonings use herbs such as rosemary, sage, juniper, bay, oregano, garlic, thyme, sweet marjoram, basil, coriander, onion, parsley, carrot and celery to create traditional Mediterranean mixes. All the seasonings are natural as they don’t contain preservatives, colorings or MSG.

I received several packages of Ariosto seasonings. One was for poultry and meat, one for tomato sauces, one for roasted or fried potatoes, one for fish, and one with garlic and chili pepper.

When I got the samples I was still undecided as to what to try the seasonings on. June onwards I am planning to go on a low carb diet (since I do not plan to whine in this post, I will not go into details why I choose to go on a low carb diet) and have been looking up recipes and foods online that would help me support this diet. I read about how turnips are a great substitute for the carb rich potato, especially in french fries. Since the samples sent had a packet of roasted potato seasoning I thought I would try making homemade oven baked turnip fries.

Since our grocery only carries Rutabaga- swedish turnips, I decided to use them instead.

Rutabaga is a root vegetable. And they have less than a third of the carbs and less than half the calories of potatoes, plus a bigger hit of vitamins and minerals. And look at them- don’t they look exactly how regular fries would look?

These fries sure did fool V. Even after he tasted them, he was not able to tell the difference and thought they were regular fries (bare in mind V is no food connoisseur, and plus the seasoning might have affected his taste buds). Of course once I told him that the fries were made from Rutabaga, he realized that there was actually a difference in taste.

Different or not, these were great. Non-fried and lesser carbs than regular fries! And the seasoning made it all the more better. I used the Ariosto seasoning for roasted potatoes and I added a little chilli and garlic seasoning sample they had sent for a bit of heat. Topped with a little grated parmesan, these were great with chicken tikka pasties I had made for dinner. I love it when things not only taste good but are actually healthy for you!

OVEN BAKED RUTABAGA FRIES

serves 2-3

Ingredients

  • 2 rutabaga (swede turnips)
  • 1-2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp Ariosto potato seasoning
  • 1 tsp Ariosto chilli garlic seasoning
  • grated Parmesan cheese, to sprinkle on top

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 F.
  2. Peel the skin off the rutabaga and julienne it. Make sure you have a good sharp knife to cut the rutabaga. I sliced mine up into equal (french fry-not skinny) size pieces
  3. On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, layer the julienne rutabaga and sprinkle the olive oil and seasonings. Mix well.
  4. Bake for 30 minutes, tossing after 10 minutes or so, so that they bake even.
  5. Once baked, sprinkle some grated Parmesan cheese on top. Serve with some tomato ketchup.

*ARIOSTO SEASONING GIVEAWAY* *THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*

The generous folks at Ariosto also sent me some extra seasonings that I could giveaway to the Novice Housewife’s readers.

The giveaway includes:

  1. Seasoning for roasted meats grilled chicken.

  2. Seasoning for roasted and fried potatoes.

  3. Seasoning for oven cooked or Barbequed Fish

Entry Requirements:

How to Enter: Leave a comment on this post. Yes it’s that simple!

Additional entry: For a second (bonus entry), subscribe to this blog by email, and leave a separate comment telling me you did so.

Required: You must include your email address in the comment form. I will need it to contact you should you win. You should also have a valid US shipping address.

Deadline: Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time.

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43 Thoughts on “Oven baked Rutabaga Fries, a Review & a Giveaway”

  1. emmycooks on 22 May, 2012 at 7:56 pm said:

    Glad you’re back! 🙂

  2. amy marantino on 22 May, 2012 at 8:48 pm said:

    these fries look great.

  3. amy marantino on 22 May, 2012 at 8:49 pm said:

    i subscribe to this blog by email

  4. Rekha on 22 May, 2012 at 8:57 pm said:

    Love ur photographs…as usual 🙂

  5. Pavithra on 22 May, 2012 at 9:36 pm said:

    It looks so good 🙂 never thought of Turnip fries, need to give it a go .

  6. Bikramjit Singh Mann on 22 May, 2012 at 11:42 pm said:

    Yipeeee I already qualify for it, this is my comment …..
    Already subscribed and my email mannbik@gmail.com

    There you go easy peasy…

    Good to see you back…

  7. Pat Meyers on 23 May, 2012 at 3:12 am said:

    I love rutabaga but have not made them like fries! Going to do that today. I already subscribe by email and am glad to be getting posts again!

  8. Running For Today on 23 May, 2012 at 5:30 am said:

    I don’t think I have ever had rutabaga but those fries look delicious!

  9. Mandy Blank on 23 May, 2012 at 7:49 am said:

    These sound really good!

  10. frugalfeeding on 23 May, 2012 at 9:21 am said:

    Really good to see you back! I’ve never heard of rutabaga, but these look really quite wonderful.

  11. Sneza on 23 May, 2012 at 10:10 am said:

    Glad to see you back! I love your blog.

  12. Patricia Crowley on 23 May, 2012 at 11:14 am said:

    Those look delicious! Thanks for the giveaway!!

  13. Melissa C. on 23 May, 2012 at 12:32 pm said:

    These spices look like they could be very useful

  14. Melissa C. on 23 May, 2012 at 12:33 pm said:

    I subscribed to your blog via email

  15. Jennifer Holt on 24 May, 2012 at 10:32 am said:

    Your post has inspired me to try a rutabaga. Picked one up at the store today for dinner tonight.

  16. Lauren @Part Time House Wife on 24 May, 2012 at 10:54 am said:

    I could really give you a slap for posting such amazing looking delicous sounding low fat fries. Like really? Do you want me to lick my screen for the next hour? OMG. major fry craving healthy or fat after seeing these!

  17. Cheryl on 24 May, 2012 at 12:55 pm said:

    I love rutabaga – but have never tried it this way – but definitely will. I also LOVE your photos. Happy you’re back. C.

  18. Alexandra Booth on 24 May, 2012 at 2:35 pm said:

    Wow, I sure have to try this out since I’m on a low carb diet as well

  19. andrea on 24 May, 2012 at 2:52 pm said:

    oooooooh my gosh!! these look so good!! I wasn’t hungry but now I am! I am running to the store right now to buy the ingredients!

  20. A Mills on 24 May, 2012 at 6:50 pm said:

    I make sweet potato fries all the time, but it never occurred to me to use rutabaga. And I love rutabaga!

  21. pencilkitchen on 24 May, 2012 at 7:29 pm said:

    I was about to ask what they tasted like?! I have never had Rutabaga before.. 🙁 If it fooled V, I’d probably be fooled too!

    • Shumaila on 24 May, 2012 at 9:05 pm said:

      They were a little sweet in taste, reminded me of sweet potatoes (although I am not too fond of sweet potatoes, I enjoyed the rutabaga) .

  22. holly on 24 May, 2012 at 8:13 pm said:

    Interesting! I have never tasted a rutabega. Do they taste like turnips?

    • Shumaila on 24 May, 2012 at 9:09 pm said:

      You know what, I have never had a turnip (or at least one that I can remember), but I guess since they are a cross between a turnip and cabbage, there might be some similarities in taste. But I am sure you can try this recipe with turnips as well.

  23. Nikki on 25 May, 2012 at 1:45 pm said:

    I have this rutabaga that’s been just hanging around the past few weeks and now I’ve finally found the perfect recipe to put it to use. Thanks for sharing!

  24. A Miller on 25 May, 2012 at 10:39 pm said:

    Love rutabaga and love alternatives to potato fries! Will have to give this a try. aprildmiller@gmail.com

  25. Nina on 27 May, 2012 at 5:12 pm said:

    looks delicious and perfect for my low cholesterol diet. i’m going to subscribe to email too. nmelisi@yahoo.com

  26. Nina on 27 May, 2012 at 5:13 pm said:

    signed up to email 🙂

  28. annette on 6 June, 2012 at 7:16 pm said:

    i love rutabagas! i will definitely be making these at some point. my favorite way to eat them is fried like a hash with a runny egg on top.

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  30. Sarah on 6 June, 2013 at 4:44 pm said:

    Love this idea! Going to try them this week.

    • Kathy Wilson on 8 August, 2014 at 3:15 pm said:

      Rutabaga r excellent in mashed potatoes. .Publix (Florida) supermarket will cut them up for you which will make your life a lot easier. The fries look awesome.

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