It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without a menu of yummy carrot dishes.
Carrot Salad
3 T sesame oil
3 clove garlic, minced and sautéed
3 T rice wine vinegar
juice of one lime
zest of that lime
1 T soy sauce
1/2 T sugar
2 cups carrots, peeled into long curls using a peeler
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Pasta with bacon and creamy carrot sauce
1 lb bacon
1 lb carrots
16 oz pkg orecchiette pasta or other funny-looking pasta
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
1/4 c. dill
Cook bacon
To make carrot puree: peel carrots, slice, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Drain, then use hand/wand blender, using some of the cooking water if necessary
Mix everything together.
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Carrot Pie
3/4 container whipped dessert topping
3/4 c. carrot puree
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 t. maple syrup
graham cracker pie shell
Make carrots into puree, let cool.
Meanwhile, mix cream cheese, sugar, and syrup. Fold in puree, pour into pie shell, and freeze.