Roasted Carrots with Tarragon is an easy side dish recipe made with multi-colored carrots that are flavored with fresh herbs and butter. Easy enough for Sunday supper and fancy enough for holiday entertaining.
Roasted Tarragon Carrots are the perfect addition to your springtime menu!
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These tri-colored carrots will dress up your holiday table, taste fabulous and look gorgeous all at the same time!
Making this recipe with fancy multi-colored carrots will impress guests at your next gathering.
I love going to my local farmers market to pick up the fresh tarragon and beautiful multi-colored carrots.
The Easter bunny is hopping for joy knowing that these colorful carrots each provide added nutrition.
ok, here comes the nutritionist in me. Get ready!
Purple carrots contain a powerful anti-inflammatory antioxidant giving them their purple hue.
Lutein, linked to better eye health, fills yellow carrots with goodness.
Fiber abounds in white carrots and the ever faithful orange carrot is brimming with beta and alpha carotene.
And wait! It just keeps getting better!
The beauty of this recipe is that it roasts itself into sweet tenderness in just twenty minutes.
Finish with a toss of creamy butter and the perfect hint of fresh anise flavor for a bowlful of nutrition, beauty, elegance and heavenly flavor!
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Recipe Tips
- This carrots with tarragon recipe serves 8 people for a holiday gathering. However, if you want to make the recipe for Sunday supper or even a weeknight dinner, you can easily halve the recipe to serve 4 people.
- Trim the carrot greens to within about 2 to 3 inches of the carrot.
Substitutions
- Multi-colored Carrots - You can also make this recipe with only orange carrots; with carrots without green tops; with baby carrots.
- Tarragon - If you are not a fan of tarragon, you can substitute your favorite fresh herb.
- Shallots - Sweet onion or red onion can replace shallots.
Ingredients
Ingredients for tarragon carrots recipe
- Multi-colored Carrots with Tops - The colors of these carrots along with their green tops make a beautiful presentation and are sweet in flavor with a tender bite.
- Olive Oil - Olive oil is the ideal fat for roasting vegetables lending its subtle flavor too
- Shallots - Shallots offer the flavor of a combinattion of onion and garlic notes
- Kosher Salt - Makes the flavors pop
- Pepper - Adds a subtle savory note with a hint of heat
- Fresh Tarragon - This fresh herb adds color and a licorice flavor to the recipe
- Butter - Butter finishes off the recipe adding pleasing dairy notes
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What to serve with roasted carrots
Roasted Carrots with Tarragon Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds multi-colored carrots with tops , washed and tops trimmed to about 2-inches
- 2 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons olive oil , divided
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots , about 2 medium shallots
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh tarragon
- 2 Tablespoons butter , at room temperature
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Toss carrots with 2 Tablespoons oil and arrange in a single layer on a baking pan with shallow sides.
- Combine the remaining 2 teaspoons oil, shallots, kosher salt and pepper and spoon over carrots.
- Roast 20 minutes or until carrots are tender.
- Toss with fresh tarragon and butter.
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Peter Rabbit will definitely be making a stop at your house for some of these yummy carrots. I love a simple recipe (cause I hate to cook) so thanks so much for sharing.
Such a wonderful side dish, Gwynn! It looks sooo good!
Gwynn, this is the most beautiful dish of healthiness I've ever seen. I will definitely be looking for these carrots in their array of colors...and when you added butter to the bunch, I was sold! Thanks for sharing.
Gwynn, I've never noticed the different colors of carrots (so it's apparent I need to because my eyes have missed them). I have to go looking for them now. I love glazed carrots so I'm sure I'll love the roasted ones.. Thanks for sharing this..
This dish looks incredible! I really enjoy carrots so I guess I need to get busy and make this for the family!
Thanks Tamyra! Time to get busy! Lol
You're too funny Jamala! Yes, these carrots are gorgeous and roasting them brings out the sweetness! Enjoy!
Butter makes everything better Marsha! That's my motto!
Thanks so much Heather!
Simple can be delicious! You should give these a try Shelly!