Roasted carrots with tahini and pomegranate seeds

Name: Roasted carrots with tahini and pomegranate seeds | Asda Good Living
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1kg carrots, trimmed and quartered lengthways; 1tbsp sesame oil; 1tsp cumin seeds; 1tsp sesame seeds; 2tbsp tahini; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1tbsp lemon juice; 1tsp honey; 2tbsp pomegranate seeds; 1tbsp chopped coriander

Traditional roast root veg gets a Middle Eastern update in this easy side dish

By Asda Good Living,30th November 2017

(10 votes)

Cook: 40 Mins

Serves: 6

Price: 31p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 200g serving contains

Energy
552kj
132kcal

Fat
6.0g

Med
9%

Saturates
1.0g

Low
5%

Sugars
13.0g

High
14%

Salt
0.12g

Low
2%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
276kj/66kcal

Ingredients

1kg carrots, trimmed and quartered lengthways

1tbsp sesame oil

1tsp cumin seeds

1tsp sesame seeds

2tbsp tahini

1 clove garlic, crushed

1tbsp lemon juice

1tsp honey

2tbsp pomegranate seeds

1tbsp chopped coriander

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.

Toss the carrots with the oil and seeds. Arrange on a baking sheet. Bake for 30 mins, or until the carrots are tender and starting to brown.

Meanwhile, put the tahini, crushed garlic, lemon juice, honey and 100ml water into a blender and whizz until you get a smooth, creamy sauce.

Arrange the carrots in a serving bowl and scatter over the pomegranate seeds and coriander. Drizzle with the tahini sauce and serve immediately.