- Scrub medium-size carrots, skin on, and dry.
- Toss lightly with oil and salt and place on a parchment lined sheet tray.
- Roast in 325F oven for 45 minutes to an hour. The outside should like wrinkled, caramelized and thin end should feel hollow and the thick end should be fully cooked (soft). If the tip gets crunchy or burnt, just break it off.
- Remove the carrots from the oven, allow to cool slightly.
- In a bowl, season with the ‘bacon salt’ and toss evenly. Place back onto the lined sheet tray in the oven and turn oven off leave the carrots overnight to slowly dehydrate.
- The next day, setup a mini smoker with foil and wood chips. Light your wood chips until a flame holds, allow to burn slightly and then gently extinguish. Cover securely.
- In ten minute, increments, re-light the wood chips 3 more times or until desired smokiness is reached. When carrots are done, remove from the “smoker” and place between two pieces of parchment. With a heavy ‘mallet’ smash the carrots flat.
Sweet Potato Quesadilla
Recipe created by Chef Justin Kouri
- 1 sweet-potatoes mircowaved for 15 minutes
- 1/4 cup rainbow swiss chard chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup swiss cheese grated
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme
- pinch cayenne
- kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 2 8-inch whole wheat tortillas
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 lemons juiced
- 1 teaspoon cilantro finely chopped
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Half potatoes and scoop out potato flesh, mash with fork and place in medium bowl.
- Add chard, cheese, garlic and thyme to the sweet potato bowl. Mix until completely combined. Season with cayenne, salt and pepper.
- Lay out one tortilla on a lined sheet tray, spread out the filling on the tortilla, top with remaining tortilla.
- Place in oven until cheese begins to melt, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
- Meanwhile prepare the topping by spooning sour cream into a small bowl, stir in juice, cilantro, salt and pepper.
- Once quesadilla is cool enough to handle, cut into 8 pieces. Serve sour cream topping on side. Great for school lunches! ENJOY!