Description
A wonderful summer side made up of sweet, tender carrots grilled to perfection topped with charred queso fresco and fresh parsley.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb carrots, scrubbed and washed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp black pepper, fresh cracked
- 3 oz queso fresco
- ¼ cup parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Fill a pot half way with water and 1 tsp salt and bring to a boil on medium-high heat.
- Add carrots and cook until just softened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Place carrots in ice bath for 2 minutes.
- Remove carrots from ice bath and pat dry.
- Brush carrots with olive oil and sprinkle with pepper.
- Preheat grill pan on medium-high heat.
- Place carrots on grill pan for 3-4 minutes per side until char marks appear.
- Place queso fresco slices on grill pan for 30 seconds per side.
- Rough chop queso fresco and combine with parsley.
- Plate carrots and top with queso fresco and parsley mixture.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Side