Recipe: Ginger Roasted Carrots with Mellow Miso Dressing

This recipe comes from Fresh City Farms, and you can view it along with their other scrumptious recipes right here.

You can get your carrots from Fresh City Farms, The Living City Farm, or Wheelbarrow Farms this week at the Sorauren Farmers' Market.  And pick up some Kind Organics pea shoots, sunflower sprouts, or broccoli sprouts for the garnish at the end of the recipe!

Fresh ginger is great to have at this time of year as it helps to boost your immune system and fight off any pending colds or flus.  It's spicy flavour paired with the vitamin C and sweetness from the fresh orange makes it a very healthy and delicious match for the garlicky carrots.  Finishing off with the tangy miso dressing, laid on top of a bed of green sprouts - it's a perfect dish to warm you up. 

Ginger Orange Marinade
Serves 3-4

Ingredients:

• zest of 2 oranges
• juice of 1 orange
• 2 tbsp. fresh ginger, minced
• 1 tsp. maple syrup
• 1 tbsp. butter or oil
• 1 tbsp. sesame seeds
• pinch sea salt

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whisk all marinade ingredients together.

Mellow Miso Dressing
Makes ½ cup dressing

Ingredients:

1. ¼ cup light miso (organic + non-GMO if possible)
2. 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
3. ½ tsp. toasted sesame oil
4. 1 tbsp. vinegar (rice or apple cider vinegar)
5. 1 tsp. maple syrup
6. 2 tbsp. water
7. ½ tsp. tamari (or high-quality soy sauce)

Directions:

1. Whisk all ingredients together. Store leftovers in a glass jar in the fridge for up to a week.

Ginger-Roasted Carrots

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Prep carrots (1-2lb) by removing the tops (if they have them), and giving them a good scrub to remove any dirt. Do not peel (that’s where the good stuff is!). Cut into quarters lengthwise if the carrots are large.
3. Place carrots in the bowl with the marinade and toss to coat.
4. Pour carrots and marinade out onto a baking sheet, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and place into preheated oven. Roast for 15 minutes or so, just until the raw edge is taken off – they will steam quickly in the orange juice. Keep a close eye on them – do not overcook.
5. While the carrots are roasting, make the Mellow Miso Dressing.
6. Remove carrots from oven, arrange over a bed of spinach, pea shoots, or broccoli shoots, and drizzle with dressing.