Gingered Baby Carrots Recipe

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Gingered Baby Carrots
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 2 tbsp fresh mint
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Put the butter in a roasting pan just large enough to hold the carrots in a single layer and place in teh preheating oven. Watch carefully to prevent burning. When the butter has melted, remove the pan from the oven and stir in the honey and crystallized ginger. Add the carrots and stir to coat them evenly. Season with salt and pepper and sprintkle with 1 1/2 tbsp of the chopped mint. Stir again, then spread the carrots out in a single layer.
  3. Roast the carrots, stirring 2 or 3 times, until golden, glazed and tender when pierced with a fork, 35 to 45 minutes.
  4. Remove the pan from the oven and season teh carrots with salt and pepper. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining 1 1/2 tsp mint and the lemon juice and toss to coat. Make a bed of mint sprigs on a platter and top with the carrots. Serve immediately. Serves 4
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 458.43 Kcal (1919 kJ)
Calories from fat 207.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.06g 35%
Cholesterol 61.06mg 20%
Sodium 2487.66mg 104%
Potassium 1317.58mg 28%
Total Carbs 59.68g 20%
Sugars 40.93g 164%
Dietary Fiber 16.69g 67%
Protein 4.94g 10%
Vitamin C 34.9mg 58%
Vitamin A 6.3mg 210%
Iron 182.2mg 1012%
Calcium 215.2mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 79.88 Kcal (334 kJ)
Calories from fat 36.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.02g 35%
Cholesterol 10.64mg 20%
Sodium 433.45mg 104%
Potassium 229.57mg 28%
Total Carbs 10.4g 20%
Sugars 7.13g 164%
Dietary Fiber 2.91g 67%
Protein 0.86g 10%
Vitamin C 6.1mg 58%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 210%
Iron 31.7mg 1012%
Calcium 37.5mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.3
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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