Roasted Carrots (That Taste Amazing!)

These easy Roasted Carrots are the best way to add AMAZING flavor to this healthy vegetable! Cook until soft with lemon wedges and fresh thyme.

Ready for the best carrots ever? Don’t get me wrong: carrots are perfectly raw. Carrots and hummus, carrots and ranch: that’s what we’re here for! But if you want to dress up your carrots as a crazy tasty side dish: make these easy Roasted Carrots! They are tender, slightly charred and gently earthy. Roasting with lemon wedges gives a flavor boost and fresh sprigs of thyme add a touch of complexity. Give this raw carrot a glamorous makeover! You will not regret it.

Looking for a faster way to cook carrots? Try the perfectly sautéed carrots.

Use medium to large carrots here!

Yes, this recipe is for the bag of carrots you find in the store! Alex and I wanted to make a recipe for the most common and cheapest carrots you can find. They are roasted into a wonderfully flavorful and healthy side dish.

There are also long, thin carrots that are sold in bunches, often in rainbow colors. If you have those carrots, opt for the roasted cumin carrots. Because they’re thinner, you can roast them whole or cut them in half, and they spend less time in the oven!

How to Roast Carrots (The Basic Steps)

Carrots take about 40 minutes to roast as they are a very tough vegetable. They’re up there with yams and beets. But it is 100% worth doing! They come out tender and even sweeter, like a delicious whole plant-based (WFPB) side dish. This recipe plays up the flavor with a touch of lemon shine and balsamic vinegar. Here’s some basic info on how to roast carrots (or go straight to the recipe):

• Peel carrots and cut diagonally. Who wants carrot sticks when you can have elegant platters? Slice the carrots diagonally (at an angle) to get those cute shapes.
• Mix with spices. You can fry carrots just with olive oil, salt and pepper. But to enhance the flavor even more, we added balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, and dried thyme.
• Roast for 35-40 minutes until tender! Roast at 400 until nice and tender. That’s it!

A tip: Roast with lemon wedges! (You can do this for any vegetable.)

Here’s Alex and my tip on how roasted veggies taste amazing. Throw a few lemon wedges directly onto the veggies while they’re roasting! Frying these carrots with lemon wedges gives them that wonderful flavor while cooking. They come out with a subtle spicy flavor. You can do this with any veggies to capture the lemon burst.

Some examples? Try roast potatoes with rosemary or roasted asparagus: they are also cooked with lemon!

What goes well with these roasted carrots?

These Roasted Carrots are a healthy, plant-based side dish that goes with almost anything! Here are some ways to operate them:

Variation: add onions!

Want a tasty twist on those roasted carrots? Add onions! The onion adds a savory touch to the dish and the purple of the red onion contrasts nicely with the bright orange. Go to Roasted Carrots and Onions for the recipe.

Delicious carrot recipes

There are many more delicious ways to eat this healthy orange vegetable! Here are some of our favorite carrot recipes:

• Carrot Fries Loads of flavor dusted with ranch spices and cooked until lightly crispy!
• Perfect Stir Fry Carrots or Honey Glazed Carrots These carrots are quick and amazing flavor! Another method? Try to dampen them down.
• Carrot Juice No juicer needed! It’s easy to make this delicious, nutrient-packed beverage in a blender.
• Carrot Cake Pancakes These Carrot Cake Pancakes are moist and flavorful, a healthy twist, just sweet enough! The Greek maple yogurt topping gets them over the top.
• Carrot Curry Soup This really is the best carrot curry soup! It’s bright orange and creamy, flavored with ginger and curry paste.
• Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies These delicious chunks make a portable breakfast or snack akin to a Cliff Bar! They’re vegan and even work as a healthy dessert!
• Carrot Cake Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal There’s nothing cozier than baked oatmeal! This one is made with carrot cake, flavored with cozy spices and pecans.

This roasted carrot recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.