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    Roasted Carrots with Lemon Vinaigrette

    Date: Mar 30, 2017 · Updated: Jun 6, 2020 Author: Sharon Rigsby

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    Roasted Carrots with Lemon Vinaigrette are delicious roasted, crisp-tender and sweet carrots topped with a yummy lemon and fresh herb vinaigrette. This elegant side dish would be a stunning and flavorful addition to your Easter dinner table.

    Roasted Carrots with Lemon Vinaigrette garnished with parsley on a white serving platter.

    Roasting carrots is probably the easiest and simplest way to cook carrots. Roasting caramelizes the natural sugars and brings out the natural sweetness in this healthy vegetable. Listed as one of the world’s healthiest vegetables, carrots are best known for their rich supply of beta-carotene, an anti-oxidant. However, this delicious root vegetable is the source of not only beta-carotene, but other antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals as well.

    There are now a rainbow of colorful carrot varieties available at farmers markets and your grocery store: pink, purple, blue, white, and yellow. The beautiful colors can add a truly festive note to this side dish but, as you can see, it’s still beautiful when made with the more common orange carrots.

    Looking for more Easter menu ideas? Check out my posts 45 Dazzling and Delicious Easter Desserts, 38 Easy Easter Dinner Recipes, and Easter Dinner Side Dish Menu Ideas and Recipes!

    The list of ingredients for Roasted Carrots with Lemon Vinaigrette is simple: fresh carrots, olive oil, Kosher salt, ground black pepper, fresh lemon zest and juice, fresh parsley and fresh thyme.

    Roasted Carrots with Lemon Vinaigrette ingredients including carrots and lemons.

    When you are ready to make Roasted Carrots and Lemon Vinaigrette, gather your ingredients and preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

    Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.

    Peel the carrots and slice them in half if they are large. The goal is to get all of the pieces to as close as the same size as possible so they will cook evenly. Place on the baking sheet.

    Add olive oil and toss to coat the carrots. Add salt and pepper to taste.

    Carrots sprinkled with salt and pepper on a baking sheet.

    Roast for 20-45 minutes depending on the size of your carrots. Larger carrots will take longer to cook. Begin checking the carrots at 20 minutes by piercing them with a fork. You want them tender but still crisp.

    Mix all of the ingredients for the Lemon Vinaigrette in a mason jar and shake well, or whisk in a small bowl. Drizzle over carrots and serve immediately.  (You may have some left over if so it makes a great salad dressing.)

    Roasted Carrots with Lemon Vinaigrette garnished with parsley on a white serving platter.

     

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    Roasted Carrots with Lemon Vinaigrette garnished with parsley on a white serving platter.

    Roasted Carrots with Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe

    Sharon Rigsby
    Roasted Carrots with Lemon Vinaigrette are delicious roasted, crisp-tender and sweet carrots topped with a yummy lemon and fresh herb vinaigrette.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 110 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Roasted Carrots Ingredients

    • 1 bunch fresh carrots
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

    Lemon Vinaigrette Ingredients

    • 3 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 zest of 2 lemons
    • 3 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
    • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped
    • Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
    • Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
    • Peel the carrots and slice them in half if they are large. Place on the baking sheet.
    • Add olive oil and toss to coat the carrots. Add salt and pepper to taste.
    • Roast for 20-45 minutes depending on the size of your carrots. Larger carrots will take longer to cook. Begin checking the carrots at 20 minutes by piercing them with a fork. You want them tender but still crisp.
    • While the carrots are roasting make the lemon vinaigrette by combining all of the ingredients in a small bowl and whisking until everything is combined.
    • Drizzle the vinaigrette over the carrots and serve immediately.

    Notes

    Nutrition

    Calories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 0.5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 254mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 10000IUVitamin C: 9.9mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.2mg
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    Hello, I'm Sharon Rigsby, blogger, recipe developer, videographer, and photographer for Grits and Pinecones®. I have over 50 years of experience in the kitchen, and I like nothing better than developing and reimagining recipes for my family, friends, and you!

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