Veggie Tanzia (Roast Root Vegetables With Dried Fruit and Nuts) — Jewish Food Society

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pounds yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
• ½ cup pitted prunes, halved
• ½ cup dried apricots, halved
• ½ cup dried figs, stemmed and halved
• ½ cup shelled walnut halves and pieces
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 medium sweet potatoes (1 pound), peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 large turnips (1 pound), peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 medium butternut squash (2 to 2½ pounds), peeled, seeded and cut into 2-inch pieces
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ½ cup blanched slivered almonds, for garnish