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Sesame baby carrots - pregnancy recipe

  • Food & fitness
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    • Prep:

      5 minutes

    • Cook:

      15 minutes

  • Age Suitability:

  • Meal Type:

    • Lunch
    • Dinner
  • Portion:

    Serves 4

  • Freezable:

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There's more calcium in a handful of sesame seeds than a glass of milk

A deliciously simple way to give carrots a pregnancy-friendly, vitamin-boosted flourish

Ingredients

  • 450g baby carrots
  • 25g butter
  • 1 tsp light muscovado sugar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Method

  1. Place the carrots in a large frying pan in one layer.
  2. Dot over the butter and half cover with 200ml of cold water.
  3. Bring to the boil, then simmer for about 8 mins until the liquid is almost all evaporated.
  4. Sprinkle with sugar, add the sesame oil and toss the carrots in the buttery juices over a low heat for about 4 mins until glossy.
  5. Serve mixed with the sesame seeds.

Hints & Tips

Recipe taken from BBC Good Food, home to thousands of kid-friendly recipes.

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Last updated: 09/12/2015 10:59:57
BBC Good Food By BBC Good Food
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