Easter is right around the corner and boy do I have a side dish recipe for you! These tasty maple roasted carrots in tahini sauce with pomegranate and pistachios will blow your mind! The carrots are tossed in maple syrup and roasted until tender before being topped with a creamy tahini sauce along with pomegranate and pistachios to add both colour and texture. The tahini sauce is nice and creamy with a little lemon citrus bite, sweet maple syrup and salty miso paste (or soy sauce). The pomegranate adds bursts of juiciness in addition to the jewel like radiant red colour and the pistachios add that crunchy texture along with the vibrant green colour! When everything is combined into this maple roasted carrots in tahini sauce with pomegranate and pistachios you get one truly amazing side dish that is perfect for your Easter dinner, or any other meal for that matter!
Maple Roasted Carrots in Tahini Sauce with Pomegranate and Pistachios
Sweet maple roasted carrots served topped with a tasty tahini sauce, pomegranate and pistachios!
ingredients
- 2 pounds carrots, cleaned and trimmed
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon white miso paste (or soy sauce or tamari for gluten-free or salt)
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 small clove garlic, grated
- 2 tablespoons water*
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate
- 2 tablespoons pistachios, chopped
- 1 tablespoon parsley or cilantro, chopped
directions
- Toss the carrots in the mixture of the oil and maple syrup, arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast in a preheated 400F/200C oven until tender, about 20-30 minutes, turning once in the middle.
- Mix the tahini, lemon juice, miso, maple syrup, garlic and enough water to get the sauce to the desired consistency.
- Serve the carrots topped with the tahini sauce, pomegranate, pistachios and parsley and enjoy!
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Ethan W. says
March 21, 2016 at 2:35 pmThat's damn delicious! Great side dish for Easter!
Jenny says
March 21, 2016 at 2:53 pmWow, these look amazing Kevin!!
Vivian | stayaliveandcooking says
March 21, 2016 at 2:55 pmLove this! I actually made honey glazed carrots last weekend but this is on a whole other level!
Maria says
March 21, 2016 at 3:03 pmThe pomegranate arils are a beautiful touch!
Heather Christo says
March 21, 2016 at 7:50 pmReally beautiful Kevin! I love these flavors!
Julie Wampler says
March 21, 2016 at 9:43 pmWhat an awesome side dish, kevin!! love the maple!
Alaina says
March 23, 2016 at 8:30 amWOW!! These look amazing! I love this creative way to use pomegranate arils! And I'm always looking for new ways to use tahini! Cant' wait to try these!
Damizelle says
March 23, 2016 at 9:26 pmWhy is there an extra teaspoon of maple syrup?
kevin says
March 24, 2016 at 9:13 pmDamizelle: The second teaspoon of maple syrup goes into the tahini sauce. Enjoy!
littlepinkrock says
March 28, 2016 at 7:56 pmthat's really wonderful <3
Vintage Kitty says
March 29, 2016 at 2:47 amWhat a fantastic combination of flavors! Love it! Saved this to Pinterest!
Kate says
April 1, 2016 at 11:14 amThese look amazing! I love the sweet, sour, salty combination!
The Grand Dame of Salt says
April 7, 2016 at 6:02 pmI think this photo meets the textbook definition of "food porn". Love it!
Anonymous says
December 13, 2016 at 1:45 amThis picture deserves to be in food magazine. It is beautiful! I bought the ingredients today to make this tomorrow. They look amazing.
Kathi Petersen says
April 20, 2017 at 7:03 pmThanks for another WONDERFUL recipe. I made this last night as part of an incredible meal and it was a huge hit!! Thanks!!
Carrie Carroll says
November 15, 2017 at 11:10 pmI dont see a link for the tahini sauce recipe? Unless it’s something I buy? Thx ��
kevin says
November 16, 2017 at 1:00 amCarrie Carroll: The tahini sauce is made in step two. Plain tahini is ground sesame seeds, similar to peanut butter, and it can be found in most grocery stores in the section with the nut butters or the international/Mediterranean section.
Holly says
May 27, 2019 at 10:42 pmI don’t normally comment on recipes, but MY GOODNESS this was the most amazing dish. I can never have roast carrots on their own again. This is the best way to dress up something plain. The tahini sauce is AMAZING. The pomegranate is amazing. Add something crunchy (I used almonds) and toss a bunch of cilantro on there. And this is the most beautiful, delicious thing. Thank you!