Baked Carrots with Sesame Sauce and Spinach

Ingredients

for 4 servings

5 large carrots

salt

½ bunch sage

¾ oz parmesan

3 tbsps olive oil

3 tbsps white sesame seeds

5 ozs sour cream

pepper (from the mill)

2 garlic cloves

9 ozs fresh spinach

freshly grated nutmeg

Preparation

Kitchen utensils

1 peeler, 1 grater

Preparation steps

1. Peel 4 carrots, cut in half lengthwise and blanch in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes. Remove, rinse with cold water, drain well and place cut side up on a baking tray.

2. Wash sage, shake dry, pluck off leaves, and chop. Grate cheese and mix together with 2 tablespoons each of olive oil and 2 tablespoons sesame seeds. Season 3.5 ounces of sour cream with salt and pepper, spread on the carrots, and pour the sage-sesame mixture on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C / 400 ˚F for approx. 20 minutes.

3. In the meantime, wash spinach, sort and spin dry. Peel garlic and cut into thin slices. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan and sweat garlic until translucent. Add spinach, let it collapse and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

4. Add remaining sour cream and sesame seeds to spinach and serve baked carrots with sesame spinach.

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