Carrot
Recipes for Athena
For Athena in DE.
These may not be as healthy as you want.
We guarantee only that they taste good,
& in both butter could be halved without
messing up the finished product,
especially if you are cooking for just
one person. the first one is a find of
my husband's.
Young Carrots in
Lime Butter Recipe
Ingredients
8-10 slender carrots, scrubbed but not
cut up
2 pinches sugar
Dash EACH
salt & coarse pepper
2 T. butter
Zest & juice of l lime
Directions
In a 10" skillet, place carrots,
sprinkle with sugar & salt; add just
enough water to 3/4 cover carrots.
Quickly bring to a boil & cook on
Medium High for 6 minutes; roll carrots
over & cook 3 to 6 minutes more,
covered. Carrots should be just tender.
Drain. Add butter to skillet, squeeze
lime halves over all; turn off heat,
scatter on zest & dust with pepper. Toss
carrots & serve to 2-3. Can be increased
by half in a 12" skillet, usually,
unless they are very long.
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Paula Deen's Roasted Carrots for
Oven or Grill Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 lb. carrot sticks, carrots scrubbed
well before cutting
1 T. EACH plain
olive oil & butter
1/2 tsp. EACH salt
& sugar
1/4 tsp. EACH coarse pepper &
garlic powder
1 stem snipped parsley
Directions
Toss carrots in
oil, add seasonings & toss again. Roast
in oven or closed grill on a flat pan in
1 layer till tender, about 30 minutes,
at 350º (Medium). Add butter & parsley &
toss once more.
Serves 2-3, easy to
increase.
Marilyn in FL