Roasted Carrots with Feta – Del’s cooking twist

These roasted carrots with feta make a easy vegetarian aspect for any event. The carrots are roasted with honey and sprinkled with feta cheese and thyme for serving. Straightforward and scrumptious each time!

Should you’re on the lookout for a easy aspect that’s certain to impress for Easter, Thanksgiving or every other event in between, these roasted carrots hit the spot. I initially printed this recipe in 2016 after I lived in Sweden, and determined to present it slightly refresh with new photographs, extra detailed directions and recipe variations.

Roasted carrots are ready with only a bunch of substances: small carrots, honey, feta, and a few thyme. The mixture of the candy glazed carrots, salty feta and earthy thyme is implausible! My children devour them each time I make them, usually as a predominant on a mattress of Puys lentils. Put together them with rainbow carrots for a implausible visible impact!

The substances you want

• Carrots. Select them small in measurement and freshly harvested. If utilizing bigger carrots, reduce them lengthwise. Be aware that I used rainbow carrots, however the recipe additionally works with common orange carrots.
• Honey. It brings the proper quantity of sweetness to the carrots.
• Feta cheese. It provides salty flavors, contrasting with the candy carrots. For finest flavors, use a block of conventional Greek feta packaged in brine and crumble it your self, reasonably than utilizing pre-crumbled feta cheese.
• Contemporary thyme. It has earthy, fragrant notes that complement the caramelized taste of the carrots.

How you can serve roasted carrots with feta

As a aspect. Roasted carrots with feta do wonderful with some poultry, lamb or different meat of alternative for a non-vegetarian possibility.

As a predominant. That is my favourite technique to serve it! I really like these roasted carrots with Puys lentils or beluga lentils. An incredible satisfying veggie dish.

As an appetizer. Improve your roasted carrots with some whipped feta and serve with pita bread. I additionally wish to create an appetizer board with roasted carrots alongside with contemporary cucumber and carrot sticks, hummus, pita and all kinds of crackers.

Recipe variations

These roasted carrots with feta are a really forgiving recipe which you could adapt in lots of attainable manner. I gained’t be capable of listing all of the attainable recipe variations, however listed here are only a few concepts to think about:

• Add parsnips. Within the unique model I used a mixture of carrots and parsnips. If doing so, you could need to reduce the parsnip lengthwise earlier than roasting, as they are usually slightly more durable than carrots.
• Add some nuts. Love these carrots topped with chopped walnuts or pistachios for slightly crispy chunk beneath the enamel.
• Honey or maple syrup. I used honey to roast the carrots, however be at liberty to interchange with maple syrup for deeper, barely smoky flavors.
• Use one other cheese. Substitute feta with contemporary goat cheese and even blue cheese for deeper flavors.
• Play with the seasoning. Create limitless variations of those roasted carrots by adjusting the seasoning. You possibly can season with dukkah, cumin, za’atar, herbes de Provence, and even with paprika/smoked paprika. With regards to contemporary herbs, contemplate sprinkling your dish of roasted carrots with contemporary parsley, cilantro and/or mint.

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• Writer: Delphine Fortin
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook dinner Time: 25 minutes
• Whole Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Class: Sides
• Weight loss program: Vegetarian

These roasted carrots with feta make a easy vegetarian aspect for Easter, Thanksgiving, and each event in between!

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1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a big baking sheet with parchment paper and unfold the carrots out evenly on the sheet.
2. In a small bowl, mix collectively olive oil, honey, garlic, 1 Tablespoon of contemporary thyme, salt and pepper. Pour onto the carrots and toss effectively.

3. Roast within the oven for about 20-25 minutes, stirring midway by way of.

4. Take away the carrots from the oven, high with the crumbled feta, extra contemporary thyme and sprinkle with freshly floor black pepper. Serve instantly, with a further drizzle of honey if desired.

Notes

* Use freshly harvest rainbow carrots or common orange carrots. Select them small in measurement if attainable – if not, reduce the bigger as soon as in half, lengthwise. Be aware that you simply don’t must peel them for this recipe.

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