“Here, try this.”
If I had a dollar for every time I shoved a veggie-loaded fork into The Foodie Groom’s face, I’d… I’d have a whole lot of dollars. I usually get the, “Dude, you could have poked my eye out!” look, followed by a very cautious bite. Win some, lose some. These carrots, surprisingly, fall under “win some.”
I’ve never really eaten cooked carrots myself. When I think of hot carrots, I think of those mushy rounds that come in a can of peas. [Shudder]
These carrots are most definitely not shudder-inducing. My kid and my husband love these “carrot fries.” The carrot strips soften and caramelize a bit in the oven and pair awesomely with the lemony thyme and tangy, crumbly goat cheese.
Thyme Roasted Carrots with Goat Cheese
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Tangy goat cheese and lemony thyme pair perfectly with the caramelized carrots.
Ingredients
- 2lbs whole carrots
- 2-3 Tbsp olive oil
- 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1/3 cup goat cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Peel the carrots and cut diagonally into thirds. If the carrots are large, half or quarter the pieces (aiming for uniform so the pieces will cook evenly).
- Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and the leaves stripped from the thyme sprigs.
- Spread on a baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- Crumble goat cheese over the warm carrots and serve.
Notes
Yields: 4-6 servings
Estimated time: 25 minutes
Carrots with thyme sounds so good! I always just make them plain- why not add a little spice to jazz it up?!
I’m not really a cooked carrot kinda gal, but these look too good to pass on. Definitely giving them a try soon!
Great Recipe! Can’t wait to try it out this weekend. My husband loves carrots and I love goat cheese so this will please both of us. Thanks for sharing!
Cal (he’s a cow) does not like cooked carrots, but he really likes cheese. Maybe I can get him to try these. Looks great!
@Cornelius the Pig, I’ve decided that there are few things in this world that cheese (especially goat cheese) doesn’t make better 🙂
@foodiebride, I completely agree!
Yum! I love roasted carrots, but I’ve never tried any additions beyond olive oil, salt and pepper. Love the thyme and goat cheese – totally trying these!
I am a big fan of goat cheese so I will try this! The color contrast looks so nice, too.
You said the magic word – goat cheese! Yum!
Those carrot “fries” look awesome. I’m going to have to try these soon.
This sounds so good, definitely not your typical mushy cooked carrots. I want to try this one for sure!
Oh yes! I will be trying these. I’m not a big carrot person, but they are so good for you so I have been experimenting with different ways to prepare them where they don’t taste so …carrot-y. These look so good!
My husband and are not big fans of thyme, but I really like the idea of this recipe — would you suggest another herb in its place?
I HATE cooked carrots…to the point of picking them out of a soup. But if your husband eats them, I may actually give this a try!!
These look great! I too am always shoving fork-fulls of vegetables into my husband’s face.
Three of my favorite things – roasted carrots, thyme, and goat cheese! Drool! Honestly never thought of putting them all together, but these look fantastic.
I never know how to cook carrots. This recipe looks great, I’ll have to give it a try!
Yummy! I want some now 🙁
Roasted carrots are definitely one of my favorite foods!
I’ve been having an aversion to cooked carrots lately, but this looks like a winner of a recipe!
This post reminded me of how fantastic roasted carrots are… adding goat cheese and thyme is a fantastic idea!
These look so good! I have them starred in my google reader, and every time I look back over my starred items I find myself oogling over these carrots! I’m planning on making them alongside my favorite roast chicken!
I just had to let you know that I made these last night, and loved them! They were perfect with roast chicken, salad, and homemade rolls. I loved the subtle thyme with them (I usually use dill), and the goat cheese was just perfect!
Made these tonight and they were just delicious!