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Baby Carrots and Potatoes





I am not quite sure if I will have a nut roast or vegetarian polpettone for Xmas this year, but I thought of having a try with the veggies... and then I could not resist buying these baby carrots! I didn't plant carrots (yet), the carrot bed needs some serious stirring of soil, the clay is all compacted down in my garden, and crooked carrots are so hard to clean! Maybe I will plant some in the weeks to come, for now I enjoyed these :-)



It takes a while to clean the baby carrots, but then they look so cute! I put them in a pan with butter (you can use margarine) fresh sage and a pinch of salt. Just a little stir, while the butter is frying, and then turn the heat off and cover with a heavy lid: the carrots will cook in their own steam, and stay bright orange and lightly crispy.



I washed and boiled the potatoes in salted water until I was able to cut them with a knife (so, not too mushy).
Then I cut them in two or three pieces, placed them in a roasting pan lined with baking paper, added olive oil, garlic, ground cumin seeds, smoked paprika and salt. Straight into the oven for about one hour.



The potatoes were lightly spicy, and the carrot sweet and aromatic, very nice, even without roast :-)


Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©



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  1. Priya SureshDecember 22, 2010 at 10:03 PM

    So cute baby carrots, roasted veggies are truly inviting..

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  2. UnknownDecember 23, 2010 at 12:28 AM

    I love rosted veggie!
    I wish you a merry chrstmas!
    hugs and kisses
    Barbaraxx

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  3. VictorDecember 23, 2010 at 4:11 AM

    I love roasted potatoes. I make mine with rosemary and garlic. Merry Christmas!

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  4. RoseDecember 23, 2010 at 8:14 AM

    These are so beautiful. I love the simplicity of the presentation...the carrots are charming.

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  5. AlessandraDecember 23, 2010 at 12:48 PM

    Thank you all for your comments,

    @ Victor, I usually do them too with garlic and rosemary, real Italian style, but now I am using smoked paprika more and more!!!


    @ Vincent, thank you but, no thank you.

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  6. Sharon RuddDecember 23, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    How lovely. Amazing how delicious a simple and straightforward dish like this can be. Merry Christmas!

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