Citrus Carrot Sticks

Name: Citrus Carrot Sticks
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons orange juice; 1 teaspoon butter, melted; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 pound carrots; 6 cups water

In Geneva, Illinois, Amy Volk serves these julienned carrots that pick up a pleasant tang from orange juice and cumin. "This tasty treatment for carrots is kid-tested and approved," she says.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 pound carrots
6 cups water

Directions

Combine orange juice, butter and cumin; set aside. Cut carrots into 3-in. chunks, then into matchstick strips.
In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add carrots; cook for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain; place in a serving bowl. Drizzle with orange juice mixture.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 44 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 35mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 vegetable.

Originally published as Citrus Carrot Sticks in Quick Cooking January/February 1999