You can never have too many quick and easy vegetable sides. Think outside the box a bit with this roasted carrots with lentils recipe. Featuring crunchy, roasted lentils and sweet carrots over ricotta and Asiago cheese, it’s a divine combination of textures and flavors.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2 | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 28 minutes |
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You can never have too many quick and easy vegetable sides. Think outside the box a bit with this roasted carrots with lentils recipe. Featuring crunchy, roasted lentils and sweet carrots over ricotta and Asiago cheese, it’s a divine combination of textures and flavors.
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Ingredients
- 4 medium carrots sliced in half, length-wise
- 2 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup lentils roasted
- 1/2 cup Ricotta cheese part-skim
- 1 1/2 tbsp Asiago cheese grated
Servings:
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a medium-sized saucepan, melt butter. Add honey and mix until well combined.
- Using a pastry brush, fully coat each carrot with honey butter mixture. Place carrots on parchment lined baking sheet and bake in the oven for 28-30 minutes, or until edges begin turning golden brown.
- While carrots are roasting, mix part-skim ricotta cheese with 1 Tablespoon of Asiago cheese.
- Plate ricotta/Asiago cheese mixture onto two separate plates, making sure servings are evenly divided. Sprinkle remaining Asiago cheese on top.
- Remove carrots from the oven and place four carrot slices on each plate, making sure to press slightly down into ricotta/Asiago cheese mixture.
- Sprinkle with lentils, serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Roast your own lentils in your favorite seasonings OR skip a step and pick up roasted lentils from Simple Supple Foods. I used their standard roasted lentil variety in this recipe and loved the added flavor!
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