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Miso-Glazed Carrots With Scallion Gremolata

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Miso glazed carrots with scallion gremolata on a platter
Photograph by Joe Lingeman, Food Styling by Liberty Fennell, Prop Styling by Maggie DiMarco

So often Thanksgiving side dishes get overlooked, pushed to the side and forgotten about until the very last minute. While I won’t scold you for cooking them à la minute, I will declare that sides deserve just as much flavor and pizzazz as their flashier project-based counterparts. Enter these bold and flavorful carrots that come together in under an hour. Adding white miso to glazed carrots gives them a salty-sweet edge that takes them from good to fantastic, lending them an unparalleled savoriness. A sprightly scallion gremolata completes the transformation of this familiar side dish into a fresh and modern take.

Cook’s Note: Multicolored carrots might be beautiful, but the dark purple ones tend to bleed into the glaze, muddying it up; best to stick with orange ones for this recipe.

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