16 Magical Tuber And Root Vegetable Recipes

These power-packing winter veggies are hearty, healthy and easy to prepare. Time to get your tater and/or tuber on! NOTE: Potatoes are not on this list. Too obvious! But you could swap them out for many of the sweet potatoes below.

1. Spice up a classic with sweet potato, turnip and parsnip latkes

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Everyone loves fried potatoes and latkes are no different. But why not go for something a little different on occasion? Get the recipe.

2. Impress everyone with sweet potato cheddar crackers

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Your friends will go bananas when they see what you've done! Get the recipe.

3. Go for the gold with farro salad with roasted rutabaga, ricotta salata and hazelnuts

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A power punch of a dish, with so many good for you ingredients you'll deserve dessert.

4. Go smooth and creamy with sweet potato hummus

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Don't tell me that bowl isn't begging for something to get dunked in it... Get the recipe.

5. Light and refreshing while still being hearty: shaved rutabaga and turnip salad with scallions

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Don't relegate root vegetables to mashing and cubing and roasting. Experiment! Get the recipe.

6. Lighten up with chestnuts and sweet potato steamed rice

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Steamed sweet potatoes with sweet rice, sake and sesame is a delicate dance of a dish. Get the recipe.

7. Get creative with sweet potato (and marshmallow) biscuits

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A new twist on the traditional Thanksgiving favorite. Get the recipe.

8. Get refreshed with sunchoke apple soup

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Sunchokes are one of those uber-special veggies that taste like heaven and aren't around all that often. Find them and make this STAT. Get the recipe.

9. Make music with squeezebox yams and spiked molasses

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This dish would be a gorgeous addition to any table. Get the recipe.

10. Soup's on! Try rosemary turnip and rice for something different.

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What can we say, it's soup season! Get the recipe.

11. Make a party with these prosciutto and celeriac twists

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Mixing delicious cured meats with celeriac in dijon is a stroke of French-inspired genius. Get the recipe.

12. Get hearty and make soba noodle soup with sweet potato, cabbage and spinach

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SUPERFOODS TO THE RESCUE. Seriously, if you need a pick me up, start with this here bowl of soup. Get the recipe.

13. Add some heat with spiced sweet potato quesadillas

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Admit it, quesadillas are always good. Get the recipe.

14. Make pretty with root veggie salad

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It's not just about roasting or pureeing. This salad calls for a boil of each root veggie, and then a toss with a spicy and summery cilantro and jalapeno vinaigrette. Get the recipe.

15. Cozy times await with sweet potato Shepherd’s Pie

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This dish is worthy of some serious nom nom nom times on the couch. Get the recipe.

16. Swap out meat for beets in this mozzarella carpaccio

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Beets are one of those foods, you either love 'em or you hate 'em. But this might just be the dish that will convert the haters. Get the recipe.