Title: Carrot Pure with Almonds
Categories: Vegetable Check
Yield: 2 Servings

4	md	Carrots
1	tb	Butter, cut into bits
1	tb	Heavy cream
		Grated nutmeg
		Salt and pepper to taste
1	tb	Toasted almonds

Peel the carrots, trim the ends, and cut them into 2-inch lengths. Boil them in salted water until thoroughly cooked, 35-40 minutes depending on size and age of carrots.

Drain carrots well. Place them in a food processor or blender with the butter, cream, nutmeg, and salt and pepper, and pure. Use your own judgment to make a coarser or finer pure as you prefer.

Some possibilities for serving: garnish the plate directly, sprinkling the carrot pure with the toasted almonds; serve it in a shallow bowl, using a butter knife to make "waves: on the surface, then garnish with the almonds; or pipe the pure from a pastry bag onto plates, then sprinkle with the almonds.

Sides by Melicia Phillips ISBN 0-517-59687-3 pg 43

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