Garlic parmesan roasted green beans

 

Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and ready in less than 30 minutes. The green beans are tossed in a mixture of parmesan cheese, minced garlic, butter, salt and pepper before being transferred to the oven. I used my frozen beens so they were not that crisp as fresh ones are, but the taste was gorgeous none the less.

Perfect as a side dish; mine were served as part of the harvest lunch buffet.

The original recipe can be found here eatwell101.com. 

Ingredients:

about 500 g  green beans, trimmed (fresh if possible, otherwise frozen)

0,5-1 dl softened butter

6 large cloves of garlic, finely chopped, minced or grated

1-2 teaspoons salt and black pepper

1 tablespoon Italian/French seasoning

1,2 - 1,5 dl fresh grated Parmesan cheese

1. Preheat your oven to 200C/400F.

2. Combine fresh green beans with butter, minced garlic, parmesan, salt, black pepper and seasoning and toss together.

3. Spread the prepared green beans on a baking sheet. Roast the green beans for 15-20 minutes until crisp-tender, stirring halfway through. Remove them from the oven, transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Maple Dijon roasted carrots

 

I dug up our last carrots to be used in this colourful and simple recipe that I had saved on Pinterest a long time ago. The creator of this side dish is closetcooking.com and the dish really requires no effort at all; the succulent secret lies in the glaze, consisting of maple syrup, oil, grainy mustard, Dijon mustard, miso paste, rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and parsley. Just line up your carrots and cover them with the lovely glaze before the oven session. Easy as pie!

You need:

1 kg carrots (preferably young and quite thin), well scrubbed or peeled

For the glaze:

2 tablespoons oil

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1/2 tablespoon grainy mustard

1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon white miso paste (I used red)

1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar

2 teaspoons soy sauce/tamari

1 clove garlic, grated

1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

P.S. I doubled the amount of glaze, as that is the actual star of this dish and gives a lot of yummy flavour to the carrots.

Directions: Toss the carrots in half of the mixture, then arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven (200C/400F) until tender and lightly golden brown, about 20-30 minutes, turning half way through, before tossing them in the remaining glaze before serving.