Roasted Carrots with Honey and Dill (but on the Grill!): Your Favorite Summer Side
Picture this, roasted carrots with honey and dill. Now picture them grilled. Eh? Amirite? The grill adds that extra smoky, lightly charred touch to this classic side. Get the recipe and grill these up today!
We all know and love roasted carrots with honey, but wanna know what’s even better? Grilling them with honey and fresh dill. The lightly smoked flavor just puts them in next level category. Perfect for the grill any time of year.
Carrot Benefits
Owing to their brilliant orange hue, no other vegetable or fruit contains as much carotene as carrots – hence the name – which converts into vitamin A in the body.
Aside from alpha- and beta- carotene, carrots are chock full of many other phytonutrients. Not to mention vital vitamins and minerals, most notably glutathione, calcium, potassium, and vitamins B1, B2, C, and E. All this goodness combines to protect and nourish the skin, safeguard your cardiovascular health, staving off cancer and also promoting good vision with a special emphasis on night vision.
Different color carrots contain their own set of phytonutrients – so it’s best to include all of them in your diet if they’re available (two words: farmers market).
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How to Serve Your Grilled Carrots
These carrots will quickly become your go-to warm weather side. Serve them alongside some other plant-based grilled faves, easy marinated grilled chicken and veg kabobs, or heck, how about a whole smoky chipotle-rubbed whole chicken?
For drinks you can’t go wrong with a couple of classics: refeshingly tangy mojito, or a simple (aka perfect) el beso margarita.
Grilled Carrots Recipe with Honey and Dill
Ingredients
Grilled Carrots
Preparation
Peel the carrots, but leave a little of the green stalk at the top. Place the carrots in the center of a hot grill (or on a hot grill pan – we love this blue carbon steel one from Made In) and brown thoroughly on all sides. Transfer the carrots to a platter, drizzle with the honey and sprinkle the dill and salt on top. Serve this dish warm.
Other vegetables are also complemented in taste by honey, like beets, fennel, parsley root, and rutabaga.
