Ingredients

2 medium sweet potatoes (1 pound total), peeled, halved, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

4 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1/2 cup walnut halves

1/4 cup honey

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Coarse salt and ground pepper

3 to 5 sprigs thyme

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a 3-quart baking dish, toss together sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, walnuts, honey, and oil; season with salt and pepper. Top with thyme sprigs and roast until vegetables are browned at edges and tender when pierced with a knife, about 1 hour.