Organic Rainbow Carrots
Roasted with Toasted Sesame Oil
Splash of Tamari
Miso Butter with Ginger and Garlic
Sesame Seed Garnish
Who could pass up these beauties at the market?
Looking for a holiday side dish? Something colorful, tasty, not too complicated, unique, not too rich, that complements a variety of foods? Try roasted rainbow carrots with miso butter!
Preheat oven to 350°. Peel the carrots. Toss lightly with toasted sesame oil. Roast on a sheet pan or oven-proof dish in a single layer. (I found it is best to roast the purple carrots in a separate pan to keep the color from bleeding onto the other carrots).
Miso butter:
- 1 stick softened butter (I used Challenge Butter)
- 2 – 3 T. white miso (depending on saltiness)
- 1 1/2 t. garlic minced
- 1 1/2 t. fresh ginger minced
Mix all ingredients in the small bowl of a food processor. You can make the miso butter ahead of time and keep it on hand. It is great on vegetables, fish, noodles, and oh, please try it on a grilled rib-eye steak!
Melt some of your miso butter in a saucepan.
When the carrots are al dente, after about 25 minutes or so, remove from oven, add a splash of low-sodium tamari. Arrange on a platter. Then drizzle with melted miso butter, and finish with a black and white sesame seed garnish. This side dish has the lovely depth of umami flavor yet is not too heavy.
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those colored carrot must be crunchy, too!
Those carrots! Just stunning with all their colors. I saw multi-colored carrots for the first time in NYC's Union Square in NYC last month. I read about them all the time and yet I had never seen one. Appears, only the orange ones are here in my hometown.
Your recipe looks really good. A very clever and creative way to enjoy carrots.
I'm so lame. All I really know about miso is that it's kind of sour. Or maybe not. I haven't tasted the thing by itself! I do so love roasted carrots (can just imagine the sweetness!)- those slender ones you have look fabulous.
wow, these carrots are super pretty!
These are beautiful!! I am a sucker for pretty veggies too! I just posted some gratuitous carrot shots in a chili recipe on my blog today actually!