Parsnips with Vegetables and a Maple Sauce | Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• 70 g (1/2 cup) sweet potatoes, peeled and diced finely
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
• 2 parsnips, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
• 2 French shallots, peeled and chopped coarsely
• 1 stem of thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 g (1/4 cup) parsley, chopped
• 170 ml (2/3 cup) maple syrup (preferably dark syrup for its robust flavour)
• 60 g (1/2 cup) zucchini, diced finely
• 38 g (1/4 cup) cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 pinch sea salt
• Pepper
• 4 whole stems of parsley, to garnish
• 4 sage leaves, to garnish