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Flash-Roasted Carrot Sticks with Cumin-Carrot Yogurt Sauce

Flash-Roasted Carrot Sticks with Cumin-Carrot Yogurt Sauce

The inherent sweetness of garden-fresh carrots is heightened by honey in this dish, and given a spicy kick from cayenne. Make the sauce as spicy as you like with a little or a lot.

Cumin-Carrot Yogurt Sauce
1/4 cup carrots, peeled and finely grated
1 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and ground
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt, Greek-style
2 teaspoons honey
dash cayenne
sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Carrot Sticks
1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch by 2-inch sticks
1 tablespoon olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Preheat oven to 475 and set a heavy-duty roasting pan inside on a middle rack.

To make sauce: Mix ingredients together and…

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