I don't like grocery shopping... I made my circuit of 4 stores, planning to get green beans last (it was at the store on my way home from the others). This was to be a side for my family lunch on Saturday and I know that everyone likes green beans. Well, the beans were horrible-- spotted and light-colored and limp. If I spent an hour going through the bin, I wouldn't have been able to find enough good ones.
So I walked down the produce aisle, but couldn't find anything that I knew (almost) all of my guests would like. Then I saw--- carrots. The lowly root veggie. Everyone likes carrots! Well, except my BIL who shuns them because they're too high on the glycemic index. But everyone else likes them!
Because it's a special occasion, I want to do something just a little different and thought of 2 options. I like the flavor of orange with carrots and think that toasted hazelnuts would be a good crunchy topping.
What should I do:
top the cooked carrots with an orange-flavored butter, and sprinkle with nuts
or
toss the cooked carrots with orange juice & zest and browned butter, then top with the hazelnuts
They're similar preparations, but I was wondering if the flavor of the browned butter would overpower the orange.
Suggestions?
So I walked down the produce aisle, but couldn't find anything that I knew (almost) all of my guests would like. Then I saw--- carrots. The lowly root veggie. Everyone likes carrots! Well, except my BIL who shuns them because they're too high on the glycemic index. But everyone else likes them!
Because it's a special occasion, I want to do something just a little different and thought of 2 options. I like the flavor of orange with carrots and think that toasted hazelnuts would be a good crunchy topping.
What should I do:
top the cooked carrots with an orange-flavored butter, and sprinkle with nuts
or
toss the cooked carrots with orange juice & zest and browned butter, then top with the hazelnuts
They're similar preparations, but I was wondering if the flavor of the browned butter would overpower the orange.
Suggestions?