A delicious way to add more vegetables into your snacking. They could also serve as a side dish or tossed into a salad for more pizazz. Carrots are probably the sweetest most versatile and forgiving vegetable and they also make for an amazing and flavorful snack with very little effort or time.
Roasted Carrots Snack Sticks
serves 4
Ingredients
6- 8 Carrots (try rainbow carrots)
3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
1 clove Garlic (minced)
1/2 teaspoon Thyme
1/8 teaspoon ground Ginger
1/8 teaspoon Curry Powder
2-3 cups Parmesan Cheese (freshly grated)
Instructions
Pre-heat your oven to 400°
Lightly oil a sheet pan with Olive Oil.
Cut the Carrots into finger size thick (Julienne) strips.
Place all of the ingredients except the Parmesan Cheese in a medium size bowl.
Add the Carrots to the bowl and toss until coated.
Grate the Parmesan Cheese finely and place on a small plate.
Dip one Carrot at a time into the Parmesan Cheese and place these side down onto the sheet pan.
Place in the oven and roast for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
I was interested in finding a way to snack on vegetables instead of munching on my usual tortilla chips or nuts. As much as I love raw carrots, sometimes they just aren’t tasty enough. Interestingly enough, kids love these tender roasted carrots too. With just a bit of seasoning, they roast up into these crunchy, cheesy snacks. You can always mix up the seasoning by maybe omitting the curry and ginger for paprika and cumin, or oregano and everything bagel spice. Just cheese alone with salt and pepper will work just as well too.