The carrots themselves will get roasted with olive oil and dry curry powder, which can be common curry powder, vadouvan, or garam masala. The vinaigrette is made with a combination of mint and parsley ...

A little sprinkle of fresh mint sets off the sweetness of the roasted carrots and dates and brightens up the whole dish ... sprinkling on some salt and pepper and placing them in the oven to roast.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. If carrots have tops, remove about an inch from root, and set aside. Scrub carrots and halve lengthwise. Place carrots on a parchment-lined baking sheet or roasting ...

Toss this mixture on the cooked carrots along with the lemon zest, some salt and pepper and leave to cool. An hour before serving, toss in the mint and mix well.