{"id":13217,"date":"2013-06-06T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=13217"},"modified":"2019-10-20T16:14:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T23:14:30","slug":"honey-lime-carrots-and-radishes-with-cilantro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=13217","title":{"rendered":"Honey Lime Carrots and Radishes with Cilantro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carrots are devine… You get a dozen for a dime, It’s maaaa-gic! – BUGS BUNNY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Carrots were probably one of those vegetables that as a kid I pushed to the side of my plate or did as my kids did and hide them under something else looming uneaten on the plate.<\/p>\n

As I aged, and don’t we all hate doing that unless we are 15 and can’t wait for the next year to pass so we can start driving, I learned to appreciate the beautiful orange root vegetable and the things you can do with it. It’s hard for me to pass up a crunchy carrot on a vegetable platter and I’ve used the carrot to make flower coins to mix with other vegetables for a side dish, and who doesn’t like carrot cake. As my grandmother use to say “it’s good for you, it has carrots in it”.<\/p>\n

I was looking at some recipes on line one day for carrots and ran across this recipe for baby lime carrots at Carries Experimental Kitchen and knew exactly what I was going to do with this recipe to change it up.<\/p>\n

Normally I would steam carrots as not to lose any of the nutrients, but for this recipe I wanted to use a lime water to impart some of the flavor into the carrots and I don’t think the carrots will lose that much of their nutritional value with a quick bath in the lime water.<\/p>\n

I couldn’t find red carrots the day I bought these so I opted to add some long skinny red radishes to the mix. Next time I won’t use the radishes. Even though I’ve seen recipes for cooked radishes, I didn’t care for the texture.<\/p>\n

Carrots are not only orange but also come in purple, white, red and yellow. Here are some fun facts and trivia I found about carrots at Koffeeklatchgals<\/a>.https:\/\/koffeeklatchgals.hubpages.com\/hub\/Carrot-sayings-quotes-fun-facts-and-trivia.<\/p>\n

Some other cute notable carrot quotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heaven is the place where the donkey finally caches up with his carrot: hell is the eternity while he waits for it — Russell Green<\/em><\/p>\n

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread and pumpkin pie — Garfield<\/em><\/p>\n

I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond – Mae West<\/em><\/p>\n

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I bought these carrots at one of my favorite local groceries – Hubble and Hudson and the recipe I just threw together.<\/p>\n

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Beautiful carrots and the long skinny red things are radishes.<\/p>\n

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Peel the carrots but leave the radishes unpeeled.<\/p>\n

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Cook the carrots in about 3 cups of the lime water. If you can’t find lime flavored water then just squeeze some lime juice into water.<\/p>\n

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Remove the partially cooked carrots to a platter.<\/p>\n

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Chop the cilantro and zest the lime. Set aside.<\/p>\n

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Cook the carrots in the butter then add in the honey and before taking up add the cilantro and lime zest.<\/p>\n

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