How To Make Roasted Carrots, Onions, and Mushrooms
These smoky roasted carrots are cooked alongside sweet pearl onions, meaty wild mushrooms, and minty thyme to yield a flavor-packed, low-fat side dish!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½lbspearl onions
- 2bagbaby carrots
- 16large thyme sprigs
- 2tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 1¼tspkosher salt
- ¾tspfreshly ground pepper
- 8ozmixed wild mushrooms,(cremini, shiitake, and oyster)
- 2tbspbutter
- ½cupchicken broth
- 2tbspsherry vinegar
- 2tbspfresh tarragon leaves,coarsely chopped
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add the onions. Blanch for 2 minutes; drain in a colander and let cool.
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Trim the stem and root ends, then slip the onions out of their skins
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
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Place the onions and carrots each on a separate baking sheet with sides. To each sheet, add 8 thyme sprigs, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of pepper; toss until vegetables are coated evenly.
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Roast for 25 minutes, tossing vegetables several times until lightly caramelized and slightly tender; cool.
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Quarter the cremini mushrooms, remove stems from shiitake mushrooms and slice caps, then slice the oyster mushrooms.
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In a large, deep skillet over high heat, melt butter and sauté the mushrooms for about 4 minutes, until tender. Add the roasted onions, carrots, broth, and vinegar.
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Cook, tossing vegetables with a large spoon, for 3 to 4 minutes, until the broth and vinegar have evaporated and vegetables are heated through.
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Add the tarragon and remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper; toss.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 125.14kcal
- Fat: 5.60g
- Saturated Fat: 1.96g
- Trans Fat: 0.09g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.66g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.52g
- Carbohydrates: 17.76g
- Fiber: 5.64g
- Sugar: 7.66g
- Protein: 2.49g
- Cholesterol: 6.47mg
- Sodium: 329.17mg
- Calcium: 82.03mg
- Potassium: 499.34mg
- Iron: 3.08mg
- Vitamin A: 661.44µg
- Vitamin C: 17.91mg
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