CLOSE
take the
yoffie life
challenge
 

commit.
build your challenge board.

unite.
join our wellness revolution.

succeed.
change your life.

X

Log in

Join!
Login | Store
Challenge Categories Menu

Menu

Skip to content
  • Satisfy
    • Eat
    • Nourish
    • Balance
    • Crowd Out
    • Tips & Techniques
    • Food Encyclopedia
  • Simmer
    • Fruit
    • Vegetable
    • Greens
    • Whole Grains
    • Protein
    • Fiber
    • Treats
    • Basics
    • Food Encyclopedia
  • Simplify
    • Organization
    • Productivity
    • Personal Care
    • Career Insight
    • Money Talk
    • Going Green
  • Soul
    • Wisdom & Insight
    • Mindfulness
    • Creativity
    • Self-Realization
    • Gratitude
    • Rest & Relaxation
  • Spark
    • Children
    • Family
    • Friends
    • Professional
    • Romance
    • Sex
  • Sweat
    • Exercises
    • Expert Workouts
    • Build Your Workout
    • Tips & Techniques
    • Integrative Therapy
    • Malady Encyclopedia
  • Services
    • Nutrition
    • Real Food Cleanse
    • Cooking
    • Body Therapy & Fitness
    • Organization
    • Wellness Coaching
    • Beauty & Fashion
    • Corporate Services
    • Seminars & Speaking
  • Scoop
  • About
  • Join
  • Newsletter
  • Challenges
  • Community
  • Experts
  • Challenge Board
Join!
Victoria Yoffie

Victoria's Fav Challenge

Hope isn’t just positive thinking. Hope inspires action. Research shows that hope propels people into a problem-solving mindset. Problem solving can manifest through personal research, raising awareness or fundraising, creating a plan of action, or simply moving forward with purpose. This mindset lends itself to a “can do” attitude.

Victoria Yoffie

As an integrative therapist with over fifteen years of experience, I’ve witnessed how small changes yield big results! Commit to a healthier, simpler, and more inspired life. Challenge yourself in all the Yoffie Life disciplines—nutrition, cooking, simplicity, self-realization and self-discovery, relationships, and fitness—to achieve YOUR Yoffie Life!

Begin your wellness journey with one challenge today.

Join!
Commit to live a healthier, simpler, and more inspired life! Join Yoffie Life to build a challenge board, share your success and questions with the Yoffie Life Community, and experience how small changes equal big victories!
Yoffie Life Manifesto
Already a member? Sign in here!

Victoria's Blog

My Tips & Techniques

This Week’s Challenges

  • Satisfy Challenge
    shutterstock_71675266
    Stop the Emotional-Eating Roller Coaster
    View Challenge →
  • Simmer Challenge
    sweet potatoes
    Baked Sweet Potatoes
    View Challenge →
  • Simplify Challenge
    filing
    Cut Tax Preparation in Half: Start a Filing System
    View Challenge →
  • Soul Challenge
    essential-oil-3868596_1920
    Reinvention Roll-On Blend
    View Challenge →
  • Spark Challenge
    shutterstock_329565530
    Honor Your Needs: Cultivate Boundaries
    View Challenge →
  • Sweat Challenge
    Herniated Disc
    Herniated Disc 101
    View Challenge →
  • Scoop Challenge
    Pouring Water_ 199262555
    Your Daily Water Prescription
    View Challenge →
YOUR AD HERE Learn more about partnering with Yoffie Life

Roasted Carrots with Balsamic Glaze

Add to Challenge Board
 
Roasted Carrots With Balsamic Glaze
Avatar Image
November 15, 2015Peggy Shelly, Home Cook

Carrots are an old-school “health food.” I imagine all our parents said, “Eat your carrots—they’re good for you.” They are good for you—loaded with heart- and skin-friendly beta-carotene and immune-boosting antioxidants. Raw, steamed, or boiled, carrots are delicious, but roasting them really coaxes out their natural sweetness.

When making a dish that has few ingredients, such as these roasted carrots, it is important to use the highest-quality options available and within your budget. Save those slightly wilted carrots for a soup or stew, and do not even consider using bagged baby carrots. This recipe warrants the freshest, most beautiful carrots you can find. If you are lucky, your farmers’ market may even have carrots in different shades of orange, red, and purple.

Roasted Carrots with Balsamic Glaze

From Yoffie Life

  • Print

00:50
00:10
00:40

4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound carrots, preferably organic
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon best-quality balsamic vinegar (see Yoffie Wisdom)
  • Salt and pepper
  • Optional garnish: chopped thyme or parsley

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425˚F.
  2. Trim and scrub carrots. Halve or quarter them lengthwise to yield strips about the width of your finger. Alternatively, slice carrots into 1/2-inch coins.
  3. Place cut carrots on a baking sheet or shallow roasting pan, and toss them with the olive oil and some salt.
  4. Roast carrots for 15 minutes. Toss carrots for even roasting.
  5. Roast carrots for an additional 5 minutes. Carrots should be nearly tender and slightly charred at the sides and tips. Roast for a few more minutes if necessary.
  6. Remove pan from the oven and drizzle carrots with balsamic vinegar. Return pan to oven and roast 2 to 5 minutes more, or until the balsamic vinegar has evaporated, and the carrots are tender and slightly charred.
  7. Season carrots with salt and pepper, and garnish with chopped thyme or parsley.

– Nutrition Facts

for 100 grams

Calories Fat Cal.

Nutrition Facts Description Wikipedia

Analyzed by Kitchenbug

Variations Variations
  1. Simple Roasted Carrots. Eliminate the balsamic vinegar.
  2. Roasted Carrots with Balsamic Glaze and Goat Cheese. Remove carrots from the oven and allow to slightly cool. Crumble dry goat cheese on top before serving.
  3. Roasted Carrots with Balsamic Glaze and Roasted Salmon. Roast carrots for the initial 15 minutes. On either the same pan where the carrots are roasting or on a separate pan, add individual servings of salmon filet drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. Roast salmon alongside the carrots for 12 to 15 minutes.
Beginner's Tips Beginner's Tips

Line a roasting sheet or pan with either parchment paper or aluminum foil. The carrots are much less likely to stick, and you will have an easier and faster clean-up.

Health Benefits Health Benefits

Carrots, as with other vegetables that are orange or red in color, are loaded with beta-carotene. Recent research indicates that carrots in particular contain beta-carotene isomer, which may be more readily processed by the body than other forms of beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is converted by the body into vitamin A, which is essential for healthy skin, the immune system, and vision.

Yoffie Wisdom Yoffie Wisdom

The highest-quality balsamic vinegar you can afford will make all the difference in this recipe. Many of the “balsamic vinegars” in the supermarkets are simply flavored vinegars, often with lots of added sugars. A true balsamic vinegar is made from a reduction of Trebbiano grape juice and has a delicious, thick, slightly sweet yet intense flavor. Unfortunately most high-quality balsamic vinegars are expensive, oftentimes starting at seventy-five dollars a bottle. Our recommendation for the most affordable and tastiest balsamic vinegar can be ordered from Salumeria Italiana in Little Italy in Boston. Their $31 Rubio Aged Balsamic Vinegar is amazingly tasty. What a great gift to yourself!

This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor. Yoffie Life disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information.
Basics, Simmer, Vegetablecarrots, fall, low calorie, quick and easy, side dishes, spring, Thanksgiving, vegetables, vegetarian, winter

You may also like:

  • sweet potatoes
    Baked Sweet Potatoes
  • chestnuts one
    Foolproof Roasted Chestnuts
  • shutterstock_100830049
    A Healthier Chicken Milanese
  • green-smoothie_317259410
    Jump-Starter Green Smoothie

Post navigation

← Previous Challenges
More Challenges →
Comments

Challenge Yourself

Join
Newsletter
Challenges
Community
Scoop
Challenge Board

Categories

Satisfy
Simmer
Simplify
Soul
Spark
Sweat

Connect

 Email Us  Like Us  Follow Us  Join Us  Follow Us  Follow Us  Join Us

Yoffie Life

  • About Yoffie Life
  • Yoffie Life Social
  • Meet the Experts
  • Meet the Guest Contributors
  • Services
  • Privacy & Cookies Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • DCMA Compliance
  • Editorial Policy
© 2014 Yoffie Life • Web Development by Ansley Fones
Print Friendly
Close

Loading ...

Sorry :(

Can't connect ... Please try again later.

  • Home
  • Satisfy
    • All Satisfy
    • Nourish
    • Eat
    • Balance
    • Crowd Out
    • Tips & Techniques
    • Food Encyclopedia
  • Simmer
    • All Simmer
    • Fruit
    • Vegetable
    • Greens
    • Whole Grains
    • Protein
    • Vegetarian Protein
    • Fiber
    • Treats
    • Food Encyclopedia
  • Simplify
    • All Simplify
    • Organization
    • Productivity
    • Personal Care
    • Career Insight
    • Money Talk
    • Going Green
  • Soul
    • All Soul
    • Wisdom & Insight
    • Mindfulness
    • Creativity
    • Self-Realization
    • Gratitude
    • Rest & Relaxation
  • Spark
    • All Spark
    • Children
    • Family
    • Friends
    • Professional
    • Romance
    • Sex
  • Sweat
    • All Sweat
    • Exercises
    • Expert Workouts
    • Build Your Workout
    • Tips & Techniques
    • Integrative Therapy
    • Malady Encyclopedia
  • Scoop
  • Services
  • Community
  • Home
  • Challenge Board
  • This Week’s Challenges
  • About Yoffie Life
  • Community
  • Meet the Experts
  • Services
CLOSE

 

More in Basics, Simmer, Vegetable
Sept photo
Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes and Cannellini Beans

Spaghetti squash is a delicious alternative to traditional flour pastas. It's high in fiber and low-calorie, and its preparation is...

Close