Name: Baby Carrots with Lemon and Chocolate
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 21 min
Ingredients: 2 cups baby carrots; 1 garlic clove, minced or pressed; ¼ cup diced white onion; 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; 6 lemon slices, about ¼-inch thick; 2 teaspoons minced, fresh oregano; ¼ cup vegetable broth; 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1 tablespoon tomato paste

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Baby Carrots with Lemon and Chocolate

This is an easy way to spruce up boring, old baby carrots.

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 6

Total Time: 21

Course: Side Dish

Keyword: baby carrots, chocolate, lemon

Servings:

Author: Joshua Ploeg, Superfoods for Life: Cacao

Ingredients

2 cups baby carrots
1 garlic clove, minced or pressed
¼ cup diced white onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
¼ teaspoon black pepper
6 lemon slices, about ¼-inch thick
2 teaspoons minced, fresh oregano
¼ cup vegetable broth
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste

Instructions

Sauté the carrots, garlic and onion in the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat with some of the salt and pepper for 3 minutes.
Add the lemon, oregano and broth; cook for 5 minutes more.
Stir in the chocolate and tomato paste, and cook for 2–3 minutes.
Add additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm.

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