Roasted Carrots with Herby Sauce

Recipe by Julia Gibson

Ingredients

13

Time

45m

Serves

4

These carrots make a delicious side to your holiday meals when you’re looking for something with depth of flavour and a little brightness compared to your regular sides. Spiced and roasted until caramelized, they get topped with an herby yogurt sauce and toasted pistachios before being served.

Side

Gluten-Free

Ingredients

2 bunches

Carrots

1 Tbsp

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1 1/2 tsp

Kosher Salt

1/4 tsp

Black Pepper

1/2 tsp

Cumin

1/8 tsp

Cayenne

1/2 cup

Cilantro Leaves

1/2 cup

Parsley Leaves

1/2 cup

Greek Yogurt

1

Garlic Clove

1/2

Lemon

1 Tbsp

Honey

1/2 cup

Pistachios

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 350℉. Wash the carrots and remove the tops if you’d like.

2

Toss the carrots in the olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, black pepper, cumin and cayenne. Spread out on a baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes, then toss and roast for another 10 minutes.

3

Meanwhile make the green sauce: in a blender, combine the cilantro, parsley, greek yogurt, garlic clove, lemon juice, honey and remaining 1 tsp of kosher salt. Blend until completely smooth and set aside.

4

In a small skillet, toast the pistachios until slightly golden and fragrant. Transfer to a cutting board, roughly chop and set aside.

5

Place the carrots on a dish and top with the green sauce and pistachios to serve.

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Julia Gibson is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner, functional foods recipe developer and writer currently based in Toronto. She hopes to inspire and empower others through thoughtful writing, living a sustainable life, promoting holistic healing and creating deliciously nourishing food.

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