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Carrot Honey - Pomegranate Tzimmes
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds carrots, 6 -8 medium or 4 large carrots cut into ½-inch chunks
- 3 pounds choice of rutabaga, turnips, parsnips peeled and chopped
- 3 medium onions chopped
- 2 tablespoons non-dairy vegetable butter
- 1 pound dried cranberries or raisins
- I cup pomegranate juice
- ½ cuplemonjuice
- ½ cuphoney
- ½ cuppackeddarkbrownsugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoonkoshersalt
- Fresh pomegranate for garnish
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 350° 2. Coat a 13-inch x 9-inch baking dish with non-dairy 1 tablespoon vegetable butter. 3. Place cranberries or raisins, carrots, choice of rutabaga, turnips, parsnips and onions in baking dish. 4. In a small bowl whisk pomegranate juice, lemon juice, honey, ½ cup water; pour over vegetables. 5. Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and salt. 6. Cover inner part of baking dish with folded parchment paper (optional). 7. Completely cover baking dish and bake 350° for 1 hour. Uncover; using a small spoon in order to not bruise vegetables marinate the tzimmes with the sauce; dot with remaining 1 tablespoon of vegetable butter and bake another 30 minutes or until caramelized. 8. Garnish with pomegranate seeds.