Steamed and Sautéed Carrots
We recently had friends over for a ham dinner. The menu was a cherry-lime glazed ham, a wheat berry barley salad with chick peas and feta (recipe from Dinner with Julie), mashed potatoes, broccoli and fruit salad.
Our friends brought over a beautiful tray of these peeled carrots. I loved the size and shape of the carrots – it felt fun and different than traditional carrot “coins”.
They used two cooking methods to make this simple – yet elegant side dish of vegetables: steaming and sautéing. Here is how you can prepare this yummy side dish that everyone, including kids, will like.
- Carrots, peeled and cut into your desired shape. Keep your carrots a similar size so they cook at the same rate.
- Pinch salt
- 1-2 tbsp Olive oil
- 1-2 cloves Garlic, minced or grated
- Salt & Pepper
- In a large pot, add about an inch of water and a pinch of salt. Set on your stove top and turn on heat to high. When the water is boiling, add in the prepared carrots and cover with a lid. Turn down the heat to low/medium and steam for about 5 minutes. Drain carrots.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add in olive oil, garlic and carrots. Sauté for another 2 minutes. Add in salt and pepper to taste.
- To vary the flavour, you could use a flavoured olive oil, available at many specialty olive oil shops. If you would like to further brighten the taste of this dish, add in a squeeze of lemon juice or a balsamic vinegar.
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