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Honey Roasted Carrots with Miso and Tamari

Platter of rainbow carrots roasted with honey, miso, tamari and garnished with sesame seeds.

Dress up your roasted carrots with a combination of honey, miso, tamari and sesame. 

Ingredients

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  • 8 whole, large, carrots, cleaned, peeled and sliced lengthwise
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium tamari (or soy sauce)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons red miso (or white miso)
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees F
  2. Clean and peel the carrots and then slice once down the middle to halve them. 
  3. Steam cleaned and peeled whole carrots in a steam basket for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pat dry.
  4. In a small bowl, combine and whisk together 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoons raw honey, 2 tablespoons tamari and 1 1/2 teaspoons red miso. 
  5. Place carrots on a baking sheet and coat carrots with HALF the sauce mixture. 
  6. Roast carrots at 450 F for 15 minutes. 
  7. While carrots are roasting, heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add sesame seeds and toast lightly. (NOTE: over medium heat these seeds will toast in about 2-3 minutes. Stir constantly and remove them from the heat as soon as you see them start to get golden. 
  8. When ready to serve, sprinkle seeds over carrots. Add more sauce if desired.