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CILANTRO GINGER CARROTS

Peppery-sweet ginger and cooling cilantro have starring roles in this colorful side, and the flavors are a nice surprise. Crisp-tender carrots go from pan to plate in a twinkling.

Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Takes: 15 min. • Makes: 4 servings

1 Tbsp. butter

1 lb. fresh carrots, sliced diagonally

11/2 tsp. minced fresh gingerroot

2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add carrots; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the ginger; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in cilantro, salt and pepper.

1/2 cup: 73 cal., 3g fat (2g sat. fat), 8mg chol., 396mg sod., 11g carb. (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 1g pro. Diabetic exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.