• Roasted carrots with chilli and cumin yoghurt dressing

    Bursting with delicious flavour, these roasted carrots with chilli and cumin yoghurt dressing will become a winter favourite. Serve it as a colourful side to a roast, or simply enjoy as a meal on its own.

     

    TOTAL TIME 30 minutes | SERVES 4

     

    INGREDIENTS

    ROASTED CARROTS

    • 500g rainbow carrots, with tops
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
    • 5ml (1 tsp) brown mustard seeds + extra, to sprinkle
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

     

    YOGHURT DRESSING

    • 125g Greek yoghurt
    • 5ml (1 tsp) dried chilli flakes
    • 2,5ml (½ tsp) ground cumin + extra, to dust
    • zest and juice of 1 lime

     

    METHOD

    PREHEAT the oven to 180°C.

    FOR the roasted carrots, peel the carrots (keeping the tops on) and place on a baking tray. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle over the mustard seeds. Season the carrots to taste and roast in the preheated oven, 30 minutes.

    FOR the yoghurt dressing, mix together the yoghurt, chilli flakes, cumin, lime zest and juice. Remove the carrots from the oven and place on a platter. Drizzle with the yoghurt dressing, a light sprinkling of extra mustard seeds and a dusting of extra cumin, and serve.

     

    Roasted carrots with chilli and cumin yoghurt dressing

    Serves: 4
    Total Time: 30 minutes

    Ingredients

    • Roasted carrots
    • 500g rainbow carrots, with tops
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
    • 5ml (1 tsp) brown mustard seeds + extra, to sprinkle
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
    • Yoghurt dressing
    • 125g Greek yoghurt
    • 5ml (1 tsp) dried chilli flakes
    • 2,5ml (½ tsp) ground cumin + extra, to dust
    • zest and juice of 1 lime

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 180°C.

    2

    For the roasted carrots, peel the carrots (keeping the tops on) and place on a baking tray. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle over the mustard seeds. Season the carrots to taste and roast in the preheated oven, 30 minutes.

    3

    For the yoghurt dressing, mix together the yoghurt, chilli flakes, cumin, lime zest and juice. Remove the carrots from the oven and place on a platter. Drizzle with the yoghurt dressing, a light sprinkling of extra mustard seeds and a dusting of extra cumin, and serve.

     

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    https://www.foodandhome.co.za/features/couscous-crusted-trout-with-pea-salad

    Recipe and styling by Sarah Dall

    Photograph by Myburgh du Plessis

    Imka Webb
    Author

    Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine.  www.imkawebb.com