Cumin-Roasted Carrots with Garlic Yoghurt

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Peel the carrots.
  2. 2Trim the ends of the carrots.
  3. 3Slice the carrot at 45 degrees, rotating it a quarter turn each time to create unique chunky pieces using the roll cut technique.
  4. 4Add the sliced carrots to an oven dish.
  5. 5Drizzle olive oil over the carrots.
  6. 6Add cumin seeds to the carrots.
  7. 7Season with salt and pepper.
  8. 8Add an entire garlic bulb to the oven dish with the carrots.
  9. 9Roast the carrots in the oven.
  10. 10Chop fresh parsley for the dressing.
  11. 11Combine the chopped parsley with olive oil, salt, and pepper to make a simple parsley dressing.
  12. 12Remove the roasted garlic from the oven dish.
  13. 13Mash the soft roasted garlic cloves with a fork.
  14. 14Combine the mashed garlic with yogurt.
  15. 15Grate lemon zest into the garlic yogurt mixture.
  16. 16Season the garlic yogurt with salt and pepper and mix well.
  17. 17Spread the garlic yogurt onto a plate.
  18. 18Top the garlic yogurt with the roasted carrots.
  19. 19Drizzle the parsley dressing over the carrots.
  20. 20Garnish with pomegranate seeds and extra fresh parsley.

Ingredients

  • carrots
  • olive oil
  • cumin seeds
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 garlic bulb
  • parsley
  • yoghurt
  • lemon zest
  • pomegranate seeds

Equipment

chopping boardknifepeeleroven dishspoonforkgraterbowlplate

Tips

  • Carrots are naturally sweet, and roasting them only enhances their sweetness.
  • Roasting carrots with earthy cumin seeds and serving them on garlic yogurt provides a great balance of flavors.
  • The roll cut technique for carrots makes them look a bit more fancy and creates unique chunky pieces.
  • There's no such thing as too much garlic.

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