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Carrot crumble and sprouting broccoli with almond butter: Chantelle Nicholson’s vegetable recipes for Easter

A rich roasted carrot dish and a flavour-bursting side to serve together for a luscious Easter celebration

Carrot crumble and sprouting broccoli with almond butter: Chantelle Nicholson’s vegetable recipes for Easter

TL;DR

  • Roast carrots with olive oil, garlic, bay leaves, and salt until deep golden, then combine with a miso and thyme butter.
  • Prepare a crumble topping with cheddar, breadcrumbs, flour, oats, melted butter, parsley, sesame seeds, salt, fennel seeds, and cumin seeds.
  • Bake the crumble topping over the carrots until golden and crisp.
  • Make a wild garlic pesto with roasted pumpkin seeds, wild garlic (or spinach and garlic), parsley, olive oil, and salt.
  • Pickle shallots in gherkin brine or a homemade vinegar mixture.
  • Roast skin-on almonds, then blend with oil and salt to create an almond butter.
  • Cook purple sprouting broccoli until well-coloured and tender, then serve drizzled with almond butter and garnished with pickled shallots.