Name: Honey Miso Glazed Carrots
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 48 min
Ingredients: 800 g carrots, peeled (long and thin, similar size); 2 tbsp clear honey; 1½ tbsp miso paste (I used white miso but you can use any); ⅓ tsp onion granules; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp cider vinegar; Pepper to taste

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These easy honey glazed carrots are a delicious side dish, perfect for any occasion. They come with a savoury twist in the form of miso paste, which adds loads of flavour to this simple recipe.

Roasted carrots are a delicious side dish, and today I am sharing my super healthy version of this popular classic - honey glazed carrots.

How to prepare the carrots

This is very uncomplicated and there is no need to blanche or steam the carrots beforehand. Simply peel (or just scrub thoroughly using a scourer to remove some of the skin), coat in the honey glaze mixture and roast!

Top tip

You can use any carrot variety including long, thin ones, purple or short stumpy carrots, just ensure they have roughly the same width. If you are using large thick carrots halve or quarter them lenghtwise before roasting. Roasting times may vary.

Honey glazed carrots ingredients

The glaze mixture consists of runny honey, oil, a drop of vinegar, onion granules and miso paste.

The reason I decided to use miso paste in this glazed carrots recipe was to add a more savoury, richer flavour to this dish. Miso goes so well with the sweet carrots and honey!

Miso paste is best known for being the main ingredient of miso soup, of course, but you can use it to add flavour to lots of dishes. You can use it in stews, casseroles or chillies, whether meat or vegetarian. I've also used miso in healthy pulled chicken recipe as well as vegan caesar dressing.

Top tip

The honey glaze mixture has an intense sweet and salty flavour and you won't need to add any salt into this recipe. A grind of pepper (to taste) will suffice.

Step-by-step recipe instructions

1.Preheat the oven to 375 F/190 C/ gas mark 5. In a bowl combine the glaze ingredients and stir until smooth.

2. Pour over the carrots and stir thoroughly using a pastry brush (optional) to make sure they are evenly coated. Sprinkle with pepper.

3. Arrange the carrots in a single layer on top of a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

4. Roast for 35-40 minutes or until the carrots are lightly browned and tender. Turn over halfway through and increase the heat to 220 C. Serve immediately.

Top tips

Miso: I used white miso paste in this glazed carrots recipe, but you can use any miso paste. Using darker coloured miso might result in your carrots looking darker after 40 minutes in the oven. Miso is very salty so there is no need to add any salt to this recipe.
Glaze: You can prepare the glaze in advance and refrigerate, covered, overnight. Give a good stir before combining with the carrots.
Roasting: Use a large baking sheet so the carrots are not squashed together.
Best served immediately.
Not suitable for freezing.

Serving suggestions

These honey carrots are equally delicious with roast turkey, chicken or pork. They make a fantastic holiday season side dish, perfect to serve alongside roast potatoes or roasted celery puree. Try them with my easy turkey wellington with mushrooms and chestnuts.

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