“I used to be on the lookout for a easy roasted carrot recipe in your website and couldn’t discover one,” a buddy instructed me a month in the past and I instantly put “easy roasted carrot recipe” on my sprawling, decades-long To Cook dinner record as a result of generally I overlook myself, too. Spoiler: I used to be by no means going to put in writing a easy recipe for roasted carrots.
I imply, positive, there’s one inside this recipe. My carrot-roasting philosophy [moment of pause for my gratitude that I have a little corner of the internet where I get to write about things like a carrot roasting “philosophy” and only a few of you will roll your eyes] is that they’re throughout the class of greens that have to be steam-roasted (see additionally: artichokes) as a result of roasting them doesn’t essentially soften the facilities earlier than they burn. So, we begin cooking the carrots in a steamy surroundings till tender, then roast the remainder of the way in which uncovered till browned and crisp. You would cease there.
However I need dinner, not one thing restricted to being a aspect dish. And for that, we add lentils and yogurt. A pointy French dressing with lemon, garlic, cumin, oregano, and olive oil is used to decorate lentils after which roasted carrots are rolled in a splash of this. The lentils are spooned over on a puddle of plain Greek yogurt on a plate, the carrots go on high, extra lentils and dressing and a giant fistful of herbs go over that and you’ll do that and completely overlook concerning the idea of a serving dimension. It’s 4? 2? If you happen to resolve it’s only one, I don’t decide, solely encourage, a kindness I ask you to pay ahead once I inform you that the leftovers, ought to there be any, are shockingly good combined un-aesthetically and eaten chilly from the fridge.
One thing new! I’m so excited to announce the particular audiobook version of Smitten Kitchen Keepers, Smitten Kitchen Keepers: A Kitchen Counter Dialog! Obtainable on November twelfth and skim by me, I hope it feels precisely such as you’ve pulled up a chair and I’m hanging out within the kitchen with you, discussing strategies, substitutions, and chatting about what I believe makes every recipe particular. Bonus recipe: If you buy the audiobook, you’ll obtain a signed vacation card from me with a bonus recipe! To obtain your card and recipe, full the shape along with your buy order quantity proper right here. [US Residents, 18+. Ends December 13, 2024.]
Podcast! A brand new episode of my podcast with J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, The Recipe with Kenji and Deb, is out and it’s all about Baked Ziti. You’ll be able to hearken to it wherever you get your podcasts and compensate for any episodes you’ve missed proper right here. New episodes drop each different Monday. I hope you get pleasure from listening as a lot as we’re having fun with the dialog.