# Christmas Carrots

A delightful side dish featuring honey roast carrots with a tangy buttermilk dressing and fresh pomegranate.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- carrots
- drizzle olive oil
- honey
- sea salt
- buttermilk
- sour cream
- pomegranate
- chives

## Instructions

1. Scrub the skins of the carrots clean and take off the tops and any scraggly bits from the end.
2. Place the cleaned carrots onto a clean tea towel to dry.
3. Transfer the dried carrots onto a roasting tray.
4. Drizzle the carrots with olive oil.
5. Add honey to the carrots.
6. Season generously with sea salt.
7. Roast in a 200° Celsius oven for 25 to 30 minutes until they have a nice color and can be pierced with a knife or fork.
8. Combine equal parts buttermilk and sour cream in a bowl for the dressing.
9. Season the buttermilk dressing with salt.
10. Work the sour cream into the buttermilk until it reaches the desired consistency.
11. Refrigerate the buttermilk dressing until ready to serve.
12. Prepare the pomegranate by cutting off the top, scoring the outside of the flesh along its natural lines, and breaking it open to extract the berries by pushing them through to avoid bursting the seeds.
13. To plate, start with the buttermilk dressing on the bottom.
14. Layer the honey roast carrots on top of the dressing.
15. Add pomegranate seeds.
16. Garnish with chives.
17. Finish with a drizzle of good quality olive oil.

## Equipment

- scourer
- tea towel
- roasting tray
- knife
- fork
- wooden spoon

## Tips

- Do not peel carrots, just scrub them.
- When cleaning carrots, pay special attention to the top where the carrot top comes out to ensure no sand is present.
- To prep a pomegranate, cut the top off, score along the lines on the outside of the flesh, and then break it apart to push out the berry clusters without bursting the seeds.
- Ensure buttermilk and sour cream are in equal parts for the dressing.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-04-11

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