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Lemony Roast Carrot Compote

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Lemony Roast Carrot Compote
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Carrot Recipe
    This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Root Vegetable Side
  • boulangere's Testing Notes: This was heavenly! It had been a long, long week, and the opportunity to test these lemony carrots was a true gift! The dish was a cinch to prepare and the addition of fennel gave a wonderfully...

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    drbabs's Notes: I made this last week as a side dish with roast chicken and, as I was eating the leftovers for lunch today, realized that I could submit this to this week’s contest. Alas, I did not take...

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Serves 4

  1. Preheat oven to 400. In a large bowl, toss the carrots, onions, fennel and potatoes with olive oil. Season with 1 teaspoon of salt. Mix well. Place in a single layer in a roasting pan. Juice one lemon and pour juice over vegetables. Mix well. Slice the other lemon very thin and place slices around vegetables in pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally, till all vegetables are softened and beginning to brown and caramelize. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.

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6 Comments on Lemony Roast Carrot Compote

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

What a wonderful recipe and perfect with roast chicken.

Img_2764 Reply

Oh, I'm so glad your beautiful recipe made the cut!

Wedding_pictures_162 Reply

I'm so glad you liked it--thanks for the great review!

Ab_sum Reply

That is so funny that we were creating our roast carrot recipes at the same time! I like the great minds theory!

L1010593 Reply

This sounds so good!! Love it.

Wedding_pictures_162 Reply

Thanks, Tiggy!

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