Today I’m showing you a way to make simple carrots extremely appetizing and appealing. I’m sure that even children will happily eat these oven-baked gratinated carrots. The black sesame seeds give the dish a touch that is very pleasing to the eye. However, if you can’t find them (although they are now available in almost all supermarkets) you can replace them with the more common white sesame seeds. I assure you that they will hardly make it to the table, especially if you have someone wandering around the kitchen when you take them out of the oven. That’s what happened in my house. Just enough time to take pictures and my son Lorenzo practically made them disappear, leaving only a few sad little pieces in the tray. Then he justified himself by saying these exact words: “you should be happy; it means they were really good.” Well… next time I will make more.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for Gratinated Carrots
If you prefer, you can replace Montasio with Grana Padano or Parmigiano.
- 14 oz carrots (net weight)
- 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1 oz Montasio cheese (grated)
- black sesame seeds
- 4 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- black pepper
Tools
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Baking tray
- Parchment paper
Preparation of Gratinated Carrots
Scrape the carrots, wash them, pat them dry with kitchen paper, and cut them into sticks.
Then put them in a bowl and drizzle with 2 teaspoons of oil. After a quick mix, add the breadcrumbs, the grated Montasio cheese, a pinch of salt, a grind of black pepper, and mix again very well.
At this point, transfer them onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper without overlapping them.
Finally, sprinkle them with black sesame seeds and drizzle with the remaining oil.
Bake them in a preheated static oven at 350°F for 30 minutes. Take out the gratinated carrots and let them cool slightly before enjoying. Enjoy! Paola
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