Smoke-roasted Rustic Root Vegetables

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large carrots, cut into 2-inch chunks
• 2 medium unpeeled russet potatoes, cut into 2-inch chunks
• 2 medium unpeeled sweet potatoes, cut into 2-inch chunks
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• fine sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
• wood chips
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 toss the vegetables with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 place the mixture on an 8 x 12-inch piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil or in a disposable aluminum pan.
• 3 fill your charcoal chimney with briquets, set the chimney on the bottom grill grate, and light, or prepare a fire in your smoker.
• 4 for a gas grill, turn half the burners to medium.
• 5 when the coals are ready, dump them into the bottom of your grill, and spread them evenly across half.
• 6 scatter the wood chips on the hot coals or place them in a metal container as close as possible to a burner on a gas grill.
• 7 place the vegetables on the indirect-heat side. close the lid.
• 8 smoke at 350°f for 45 to 60 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and the vegetables have a good, smoky aroma.
• 9 transfer the vegetables to a platter, drizzle with a little more olive oil if desired, and garnish with the chopped parsley.