Grilled Baby Carrots on Dill Yoghurt with Dukkah and Fresh Fragrant Herbs
Our recipe for grilled carrots on dill yoghurt with dukkah and fresh fragrant herbs makes a Middle Eastern style side dish that’s loaded with texture, flavour and fragrance that’s fantastic with grilled meats and garlicky chicken. Use baby carrots or carrot batons, serve them on our dill yoghurt or labneh, and shower with crunchy dukkah and fresh herbs.
Grill the carrots: lay the carrots on an oven tray, use a pastry brush to coat them with olive oil, sprinkle on salt, slide the tray under an oven grill (broiler) on high heat, grill for 5 minutes, use tongs to turn the carrots, grill for another 5 minutes, then turn again, grilling for 5 minutes a side OR pour the olive oil into a skillet, griddle pan or fry pan over medium-high, lay the carrots down, brush them or turn them so they’re covered in olive oil, then use tongs to turn the carrots every 5 minutes, until they’re done, around 20 minutes.
While the carrots are cooking, transfer the yoghurt or labneh to a bowl, stir through the tablespoon of finely chopped fresh dill, then spoon it onto a serving plate, using the back of the spoon to spread it over the plate.
When the carrots are cooked to your liking – we like the carrots so that they’re a bit charred on the surface but still firm and a little crunchy – use tongs to arrange them on top of the yoghurt or labneh.
Sprinkle the dukkah over the grilled baby carrots, shower the plate with a mix of fresh herbs, such as fresh dill, mint, coriander, and parsley leaves, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, grind on some freshly ground cracked black pepper, and serve immediately.
Notes
You can add more freshly ground cracked black pepper for serving.