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brown sugar and date glazed carrots

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Recipe by
Melissa Baldan
San Diego, CA

Date is nature's candy, don't you know? Sweet organic carrots and dates lend a lot of flavor to the molasses and brown sugar! Hit up your local farmers market for some heirloom organic carrots!

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Ingredients For brown sugar and date glazed carrots

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1 lb
    carrots with tops. peeled and halved lengthwise
  • 1/2 c
    tops of carrots, chopped coarsely (just get this right off your carrots)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 Tbsp
    packed brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    molasses
  • 4
    whole dates, pitted, chopped
  • 1/2 c
    grapeseed oil
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter, unsalted
  • fresh rosemary

How To Make brown sugar and date glazed carrots

  • 1
    Heat olive oil in large skillet over med heat. Add carrots, salt and pepper and toss to coat. Cook for about 3 minutes and add in the brown sugar, molasses and dates, coat again. Cook for about 6-9 minutes or until carrots are tender adding water as needed to prevent sugar from burning.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, In another skillet, heat grapeseed oil over medium high heat. Add the carrot tops and cook until crisp. Remove from oil and set on paper towel.
  • 3
    In the skillet with the sugar carrots, add butter and rosemary and cook until butter melts. Transfer to serving dish and sprinkle with the cooked tops.

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