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title: Christmas Starters - Salad of Glazed Carrots, Smoked Yogurt, Radicchio and Toasted Pistachios & Garlic Crumb | The Culinary Food Group
description: Looking for something a little different for your Christmas starters? Try this! It's perfect for all the family.
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# [Christmas Starters - Salad of Glazed Carrots, Smoked Yogurt, Radicchio and Toasted Pistachios & Garlic Crumb | The Culinary Food Group](https://www.theculinaryfoodgroup.com/news/christmas-starters-salad-of-glazed-carrots-smoked-yogurt-radicchio-and-toasted-pistachios-garlic-crumb)

 Written by [shauna](https://www.theculinaryfoodgroup.com/news/author/shauna) | Dec 15, 2020 12:05:19 PM

***The perfect starters to kick off the Christmas feast!***

**Ingredients**

400g baby carrots, peeled  
 2 Simply Prepared Garlic & Herb Butter Pellets  
 1tbsp maple syrup  
 300g natural yogurt  
 8g smoked sea salt  
 1 head of radicchio  
 large handful of rocket  
 150g breadcrumb  
 100g pistachios chopped  
 Extra virgin olive oil  
 Salt & pepper  
 Balsamic vinegar

**Method**

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

- Cut the carrots in half lengthways and place in a medium bowl with one of the garlic and herb pellets, add a drizzle of olive oil, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper. Toss well and transfer to a baking tray and roast for 15-20 minutes. Drizzle with maple syrup then roast for a further 10 minutes or until the edges are caramelised.
- Combine the breadcrumbs with the chopped pistachios and the garlic and herb butter pellet, place on baking tray and roast for 5-10 minutes until slightly crunchy.
- Combine the yogurt with smoked sea salt and a pinch of black pepper.
- To assemble the salad, dollop a spoon of the yogurt on each plate. Next, add the rocket and radicchio leaves. Top with the roasted carrots and pistachio crumb mix. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and a splash of balsamic and enjoy!

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