Roasted carrots with salsa verde

Carrots are almost always the “understudy,” but they’ll take a starring role when you make this simple recipe. They’re so easy to roast in the oven, and with a simple salsa verde, these beauties are elevated to dinner party status. I love them equally well whether they’re warm from the oven, or served at room temperature, making them perfect as do-ahead veggies when guests are expected. Try to find these multi-colored carrots with the tops still attached. They make for a much prettier presentation.
Roasted carrots with salsa verde
Author: Ciao Chow Linda
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of carrots (preferably multi-colored) with the stems intact
- olive oil to drizzle
- seasoned or herbed salt (preferably homemade)
- freshly ground black pepper
- FOR THE SALSA VERDE:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- a handful of minced parsley
- one large garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon capers
- coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Trim the carrots, leaving a bit of green stem at the top.
- Wash the carrots well, but do not peel.
- Cut the carrots in half, lengthwise.
- If they are especially large, you may want to cut them in half again.
- Place the carrots in a roasting pan and drizzle with olive oil.
- Toss the carrots in the pan to make sure they are evenly coated.
- Sprinkle with the seasoned salt and black pepper.
- Roast in a preheated 425 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, or until you can pierce the carrots easily with a fork.
- Remove from the oven and either pour the salsa verde over them and serve immediately, or at room temperature.
- FOR THE SALSA VERDE:
- Mince the parsley finely, adding the garlic, capers and sea salt while you are mincing with a sharp knife.
- Add the olive oil to the minced ingredients and pour over the carrots.
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I love this! Parsley and capers are such a great combination! And over the sweet carrots…. brilliant.
I like the zing of the green salsa with the carroty sweetness.
Hi Linda, we love roasted carrots and they’re so lovely just now in our markets. I must admit I’ve not tried topping them with a Salsa Verde, but what a grand idea. We mostly sous vide our carrots these days and then finish them in the oven, so I think this method will work well for this recipe.
Looks and sounds absolutely brilliant, Linda. Salsa verde just makes just about everything taste delicious, doesn’t it?
Looks so yummy and I would love to learn about it