Crispy Roasted Vegetable Sticks with Dipping Sauce
Crunchy roasted carrot and parsnip sticks with a tangy sunflower butter dip, a satisfying Japanese-inspired snack.

Total
35 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 3 whole carrots
- 2 whole parsnips
- 1.5 tbsp avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds
- 3 tbsp sunflower seed butter
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 whole scallions
- 1 sheet toasted nori sheets(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Cut carrots and parsnips into thick sticks.
- 2
Toss with avocado oil and salt, spread on a baking sheet, and roast 20-25 minutes until crisp at the edges.
- 3
Whisk sunflower seed butter, rice vinegar, and coconut aminos into a smooth dipping sauce.
- 4
Chop scallions and crumble nori if using.
- 5
Serve sticks hot, sprinkled with toasted pumpkin seeds, scallions, and nori, with the dip alongside.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
290
14% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 28 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Sodium | 520 mg |
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