Sautéed Carrots with Dried Fruits

Here’s a tasty way to highlight carrots in a lightly cooked side dish. Their natural sweetness is enhanced with chopped dried fruit and balanced with a bit of lemon.

Serves: 6

• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium red onion, quartered and sliced
• 1 pound carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2/3 cup sliced or chopped dried fruit (apricots,
  mission figs, or prunes, or a combination)
• 1 teaspoon agave nectar
• Juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon, to taste
• 1/4 cup minced fresh parley
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• Toasted slivered almonds for topping, optional

Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and sauté over medium heat until translucent.

Add the carrots and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, except the optional almonds, and sauté for just until the carrots are tender-crisp. Add drops of water if the skillet gets dry as the carrots cook.

Transfer to a serving container or serve straight from the skillet, scattering toasted almonds over the top if desired.

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