Harissa Spiced Carrots
- Details
Stunning flavor and presentation makes these Harissa spiced carrots a perfect side dish for holiday entertaining. If you’re looking for fresh flavor on the holiday table, this is a dish that will have your guests clamoring for more. Our Harissa blend combines smoked paprika with savory spices and hints of citrus, cinnamon and chile. The flavors pair easily with the sweet fruitiness of the carrots, the smokiness of the Urfa Biber and the snap of the pomegranate seeds.
Harissa Spiced Carrots
Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons ground Harissa
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon urfa biber, or more to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 1/2 pounds small carrots, scrubbed, tops trimmed, and halved
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced, seeds removed
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, olive oil, maple syrup, Harissa, lemon juice, urfa biber and kosher salt. Allow the mixture to sit 10-15 minutes for flavors to develop.
- Toss carrots and lemon with the garlic mixture in a large roasting pan until the pan is well coated. Roast35-40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until carrots are fork tender and lemons are caramelized.
- Garnish with pomegranate seeds and serve warm.
Notes
Adapted from Bon Appetit Harissa and Maple Roasted Carrots
Fried Potatoes with Harissa Tehina
The cookbook club is taking a trip to the Middle East for the March 2016 Meet & Eat with Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking. This fantastic book from Michael Solomonov and James Cook reinterprets …
Harissa Grilled Chicken Wings
Chicken wings are a perfect game day dish, and our winning strategy scores with bold flavor! A quick toss in a Harissa dry rub followed with a saucy glaze combining butter, lemon paste, vinegar and …
Pasilla Oaxaca Vegetable Soup
Sometimes it’s hard to get enough of a good thing, and that is certainly true with Pasilla Oaxaca chiles. Every summer we run out of the small crop of these rare chiles, and celebrate when …
Crunchy Harissa Lemon Pickled Vegetables
These overnight pickled vegetables are easy to make and delicious! They are crunchy and full of flavor with the warm spice of Harissa, bright Meyer lemon paste and a hint of honey. Serve as a …
Harissa Spiced Pecans
We never tire of whipping up different spiced nut combinations. Salty or sweet, hot or mild, there are endless combinations to try. Harissa Spiced Pecans are especially addictive, though, because they have it all: mild …
Leave a Comment