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Roasted Carrots with Tahini Sauce

Sweet roasted carrots are the perfect companion to this creamy, nutty sesame paste sauce. It's a flacour marriage made in heaven - learn how...

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 252 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb carrots
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
For the tahini sauce
  • 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt (plain)
  • 2 tbsp tahini paste
  • ½ lemon (juice of)
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 garlic clove (minced into a puree)
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Other ingredients
  • 2 tbsp parsley (or mint, dill or cilantro)
  • 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts (or slithered almonds or pistachios)
  • black pepper
  • extra virgin olive oil (optional)
  • red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

To Roast the carrots
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  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºFArrange the carrots on a baking sheet and drizzle with a little olive oil (about 1tbsp) and a light sprinkle of salt. Toss the carrots around to ensure they’re coated in a little oil.Roast in the oven for 30-40 minutes, turning a couple of times to ensure they get a nice char. Remove from the oven and let them cool slightly.
To make the tahini sauce
  1. While the carrots are roasting, whisk together the yoghurt, tahini paste, lemon juice, salt, minced garlic and extra virgin olive oil. Water down the sauce with 2-3 tbsp water to a creamy, but just pourable consistency (like whipping/double cream).
Finishing the dish
  1. In a dry frying pan, lightly toast the pine nuts and set aside.When the carrots are cooked and cooled a little, arrange them in a single layer on a platter and then drizzle over some of the tahini sauce. Scatter over the pine nuts and then sprinkle generously with the parsley. Season with black pepper and then finally add a few light drizzles of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of red pepper flakes (if using).Serve hot or at room temperature with the remaining tahini sauce for guests to add is they wish.

Nutrition Information

Calories 252kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 20g (7%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 270mg (11%) Potassium 641mg (18%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 28599IU (572%) Vitamin C 20mg (22%) Calcium 84mg (8%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 252

% Daily Value*

Calories 252kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 20g 7%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 1mg 0%
Sodium 270mg 11%
Potassium 641mg 14%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 28599IU 572%
Vitamin C 20mg 22%
Calcium 84mg 8%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.