Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Roasted Carrots

Ingredients
12 carrots
3 TBSP olive oil
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
2 TBSP minced dill or parsley or dried thyme


Directions
1) Clean carrots
2) Peel if not organic or baby (real baby) carrots. You might want to peel even if organic since some peels give carrots a bitter taste.
3) Quarter
4) Put olive oil on baking sheet then put carrots on baking sheet and mix them around to coat carrots a bit. Add some salt, pepper (or dried thyme), if desired.
5) Bake 400 for about 20-35 minutes until desired tenderness
6) Add minced parsley or minced dill, if desired


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Ingredients
12 medium carrots
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. honey
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1 tbsp. butter

Directions
1) Clean carrots
2) Peel if not organic or baby (real baby) carrots. You might want to peel even if organic since some peels give carrots a bitter taste.
3) Quarter
4) Combine carrots, honey, garlic, cumin, salt, butter and 1/4 cup water in a baking dish and cover. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes.

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