These miso glazed roasted root vegetables have become a new fall staple in our house. This vegetable side dish takes one of my favorite ways to prepare any and all root vegetables—roasting. It packs on the flavor with the addition of a buttery, salty, slightly sweet miso glaze.
Perfect for Any Fall Meal
My original thought for this recipe was that it would be a great Thanksgiving side dish (and it is!). But as it turns out, it’s a really great addition to any fall meal. I used carrots, beets, and onions, but you could also use parsnips, turnips, radishes, butternut squash, acorn squash, or pumpkin––whatever the fall harvest has in store for you this year.
I just love how these roasted root vegetables look on a simple white plate––like colorful little jewels. The key is using different vegetables with lots of different colors. I used a multi-colored carrot blend from the grocery store that included purple, yellow, white and orange carrots, as well as golden beets in addition to regular red beets.
Miso Glazed Roasted Vegetables: Recipe Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spread the vegetables out on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet.
Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Roast the veggies in the oven for 45 minutes, until crisp on the outside.
In the final 10 minutes of roasting time, make the glaze. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Whisk in the miso paste, mirin, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Bring to a simmer and bubble for 2 minutes.
Pour over the vegetables, toss, and arrange on a platter. Garnish with scallions if desired. Serve!
Roasted Root Vegetables with a Miso Glaze
Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots (450g, scrubbed and cut into large chunks)
- 8 medium beets (peeled cut into thin wedges)
- 1 large red onion (peeled and cut into wedges)
- Olive Oil
- Salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic (sliced)
- 2 tablespoons miso paste
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 scallion (chopped, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spread the vegetables out on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast the veggies in the oven for 45 minutes, until crisp on the outside.
- In the final 10 minutes of roasting time, make the glaze. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Whisk in the miso paste, mirin, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Bring to a simmer and bubble for 2 minutes.
- Pour over the vegetables, toss, and arrange on a platter. Garnish with scallions if desired. Serve!
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I did not have an onion: not a problem, I replaced it with a potato. The meal was super-friggin’-amazing-delicious.
Wow, thank you for that high praise, Paulina!
We followed this recipe to the T and enjoyed it. This is a great way to make a healthy meal even better. Thank you
You’re very welcome, Mimi!
Absolutely delicious, even though my vegetables never turned crispy and I left out the Miso. It was still very good. I also added Baby Brussel Sprouts. Will definitely make again. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome, Eve!
I switched out the beets for squash and sweet potato and it was delicious! definitely will be making this again.
Glad you enjoyed it, Brook!
I’m excited to try this out for Thanksgiving! Do you think it would work in a 13 x 9 Pyrex dish? I’m thinking of the oven-to-table portability in the dinner rush. Thank you!
Hi Nicole, I think that would work, as long as the vegetables aren’t too crowded together—it might cause them to steam rather than roast!
I made this twice now for Thanksgiving & a lovely roast chicken dinner accompaniment, it was delicious 😋 Both times my miso glaze has seized up/separated in itself in its pot though…any ideas what I could be doing wrong? Thank you! 😊
Hi Nicole, it’s been a while since I’ve personally tested this recipe, so I’m not sure what could’ve gone wrong, but perhaps the glaze was heated too much? It should be at a low bubble, not a hot boil!
Amazing recipe, we had it as a side for thanksgiving. Thank you
You’re welcome!!
This was really delicious. Thank you.
You’re welcome, Diana!
Would I be able to substitute regular oil instead of butter? Trying to make this lactose-free. Thank you!
Yes you can, Elaine!
Made this with multi colored carrots, sweet potato and parsnips. Oh My Yumminess!! Or should I say Uuuumami!! This dish is going to be the mic drop this Thanksgiving!
Love it!
I really enjoyed this glaze, so thanks for the recipe! I’m fairly new to miso, and am still finding my own way with it, but whenever I can, I try not to heat it, so as to keep it’s healthful properties. What I did here, is that I just stirred it into the glaze once it has cooled. It still turned out *very* sticky-licky so I’m pretty sure I achieved the same result, but with keeping the probiotics alive. I hope others try it this way as well!
Nice, thanks for the tip, Tea!!