Maple Sesame Roasted Carrots

Serves: 2 as a main dish, 4 as a starter or side
Ingredients

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar  
• 2 tbsp Tamari soy sauce
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• pinch chili pepper flakes
• 12 carrots, peeled
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 tsp coarse sea salt
• roasted sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts
• fresh chopped cilantro

Directions 

1. Preheat the oven to 400.
2. Shake the first 6 ingredients together in a jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
3. Toss the carrots, whole, in the olive oil, place each on a baking sheet, and sprinkle with the salt.
4. Roast for app 45 minutes turning periodically until they're browning on all sides.
5. Remove from the tray to a large bowl and pour have of the sesame sauce you made earlier over the carrots, toss well, place back on the baking sheet, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and return to the oven. Roast an additional 5-7 minutes, watching carefully so they don't burn, until the sauce has caramelized onto the carrots. 
6. Serve the carrots on plates over a bed of cooked Jasmine rice (as per the photo). Drizzle equal amounts of the reserved sauce over each plate and sprinkle with the chopped peanuts and cilantro.