Best Jacksonville Carrots Recipes

Old-Fashioned Carrot Salad image

Provided by Ina Garten

Time 15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 bunches topped carrots
1 cup good mayonnaise
1/2 golden pineapple, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Peel the carrots and grate them in a food processor fitted with the large grating attachment. If you lay the carrots on their sides in the feed tube, you will have nice long grated strands.
Place the grated carrots in a large bowl and add the mayonnaise, pineapple, raisins, salt, and pepper. Toss well and season to taste. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Roast Chicken with Carrots image

Provided by Denise Barr

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 whole chicken (4 to 5 lbs), rinsed (make sure cavity is clean)
1 lemon, zested
10 sprigs of fresh thyme, divided
3 to 4 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt, divided
1 tsp pepper, divided
2 T butter, softened (or olive oil)
2 onions, cut in wedges
4 carrots, cut into 1 to 2-inch chunks

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Zest the lemon and set zest aside. Cut the zested lemon into 6 wedges, and place inside the chicken cavity along with 4 sprigs of thyme.
Mince garlic, and mix with 1 tsp kosher salt. Remove leaves from 6 stems of thyme, and mix with the garlic, along with the lemon zest. Using your fingers or the end of a wooden spoon, separate the chicken skin from the breasts, starting at the neck. Using fingers, insert paste under the skin, working it across the breast.
Rub the whole chicken with butter (or olive oil). Sprinkle all sides with remaining salt and pepper. Place a roasting rack in your roasting pan, and scatter onions and carrots around the edges. Place chicken breast-side-down in roasting pan.
Roast chicken in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Rotate bird on its side, and roast another 20 minutes. Rotate bird to the opposite side and roast for 20 more minutes. Place chicken breast-side-up for the remaining 30 to 40 minutes. When juices run clear when cut into between the leg and thigh, the bird is done. (Total cooking time will be 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes.) Remove from oven and tent with foil; let rest for 10 minutes. Skim fat off pan juices and set aside.
Plate chicken with carrots and onions scattered around, pour juices over chicken and veggies, and serve.

Baby Carrots with Tarragon image

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 bunches baby carrots (each about 8 ounces), peeled, trimmed 3 inches of stems left intact
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon or 3 teaspoons dried
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon honey

Steps:

Combine carrots, 1/4 cup water, 1 1/2 tablespoons tarragon, butter, vinegar and honey in heavy large skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer until carrots are almost tender, about 12 minutes. Uncover; cook until carrots are tender and liquid is reduced to glaze, about 6 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to platter. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 tablespoons tarragon.