Carrots with
Character
- 1 pound carrots, peeled
and sliced
1/2 cup dried tart cherries
3 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons margarine
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- Cook carrots in water
in a covered saucepan 8 to 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain
well. Add dried cherries, maple syrup, butter, nutmeg and ginger
to cooked carrots in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally,
over medium heat, until mixture is hot and bubbly.
Makes 6 (1/2 cup) portions.
Note: A (1-pound) package
of whole baby carrots can be substituted for the sliced carrots.
Recipe and photograph are
provided courtesy of the Cherry Marketing
Institute.
