Roasted Carrot And Tomato Spaghetti Recipes

ROASTED CARROT AND TOMATO SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• 1. Heat your oven to 200C (180C fan-forced). Place the carrots, tomatoes, onion and garlic in a single layer in a roasting tray and drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil. Season well with salt and roast for 45 minutes, turning once through the cooking process, until the vegetables are soft and slightly caramelised. 2. Remove from the oven and add the white wine to the hot tray, scraping to dissolve any burnt bits from the bottom of the tray. Transfer the contents of the pan to a blender and carefully blend to a smooth purée. 3. Cook the pasta for 1 minute less than the packet instructions. While it's cooking, heat a very large frying pan over medium heat and add the remaining oil. Drain the pasta and add it to the oil, along with the puréed sauce. Toss for 1-2 minutes to combine the pasta and sauce. Transfer to plates and top with parsley, cheese and black pepper. Tip: Finishing pasta by stirring it together with the sauce over heat, rather than just pouring a sauce on top, is crucial. This way, the sauce actually flavours the pasta, rather than just being carried along by it. Also try: roasted capsicums with red wine vinegar Find more of Adam Liaw's recipes in the Good Food Favourite Recipes cookbook. Order Now

CREAMY CARROT & TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in carrots, chicken broth, basil and parsley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until carrots are tender, 10-12 minutes. Stir in tomato juice. Pulse mixture in a blender until smooth., In another large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually whisk in tomato mixture, salt and pepper., Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until slightly thickened, 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in yogurt until blended. If desired, top with additional yogurt and basil., Freeze option: Before stirring in yogurt, cool soup; freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally; add broth or water if necessary. Stir in 1/2 cup Greek yogurt and, if desired, add toppings before serving.

TOMATO-CARROT SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the olive oil and garlic in a medium pot, turn the heat to low and cook the garlic, stirring occasionally at first and more often as it colors, until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-low, add the onions and a large pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and the red pepper flakes, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, bay leaves, thyme, basil sprig and 1 teaspoon salt, raise the heat to medium and bring the sauce to a lively simmer. Cook, stirring frequently, until quite thick (if you draw a spoon through the sauce, you'll see the bottom of the pot for a few seconds before the sauce fills back in), about 30 minutes. As the sauce thickens, turn the heat down a bit so that the bottom doesn't scorch. Stir in the chopped basil. (The sauce can be cooled to room temperature, then refrigerated for up to 3 days.)

ROAST CARROTS, TOMATOES AND ONIONS WITH THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice the carrots into one-inch pieces. Peel the tomatoes by dropping them into boiling water, leaving them for a minute and then draining them and slipping off their skins. Cut them in half and scrape out the seeds. Cut the onions in thick slices.
• Pour the oil over the bottom of a baking dish about 9 by 13 inches and spread out the onions, tomatoes and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and stir the vegetables lightly to make sure they are coated with the oil. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring from time to time.
• Add carrots, stir to coat with oil and continue roasting for one hour.