Easy Peri Peri Oven Baked Carrot fries {Paleo, Vegan}

These Peri Peri oven baked carrot fries are gonna knock your socks off ya’ll! The homemade Peri Peri Sauce is the key to making these carrot fries more flavorful. Just marinate slice carrots in the sauce, bake, and enjoy! A paleo, vegan, and whole 30 friendly snack with a kick of spice.

How to cure the Monday blues? Spice up your life with these Peri Peri Oven Baked Carrot Fries. Easy Peri Peri Sauce included. Mmm k?

This week I will be writing about new experiences. Food, health, and life related. I hope to entertain you as well as enlighten you. But most importantly, I hope these cool new recipes and healthy tips will nourish your body and soul. I’m also aware I might bore you to death with nerdy nutrition or Corny Cotter moments. Take it or leave it. I get it, it might not be your thing at the moment. Secretly I hope it is! ?? *insert group hug emoji *

OK so here’s the thing; two things really, maybe three.

One….. peri peri sauce is so underrated. It’s so easy to make and flipping delicious on all the things.

Two. Carrot fries are also underrated. Oven baked carrot fries. I feel like sweet potato and zucchini (or zoodles) have gotten all the love lately. But poor carrots, they are SOOO appreciated. Cheap, versatile, the forgotten superfood.

Three. Darn, I didn’t mean to have three things to blab but we’re going with it . So three, ya three. South American, South Asian, and African flavors/recipes need to make their way more into our western  society homes more often.  Kids (and picky eaters) need to branch out.  There, I said.

Really y’all. These ethnic spices/food are so healthy, nutrient dense, affordable, and full of fiery flavor. In fact, the Kiwi (aka husband) and I both have a special place for both Africa and South America in out hearts. Which is probably why we love spices on our food. The kiwi was born in New Zealand but also raised for a few years in  South Africa and then traveled across to globe at a young age. Thailand included. Me? Well, I first traveled abroad to South America and the age of 12. Part of a student exchange. I ended up going to a different country each year until i was 17. Then at 21 I spent a summer in Africa working at a orphanage. Bet you didn’t know that about us, eh? Anyway,  we were both lucky enough to experience these country’s food and culture!

Which made me realize this today…. Spices, real food, and the techniques in which you cook food can add so much NOURISHMENT to an ordinary meal. See, there’s that nourishing part.

Just like these Peri Peri Marinated Baked Oven Fries. Ya, that sauce? The Peri Peri sauce is made with birds eye red peppers. These type of peppers are often found in Portuguese, African, or Thai cooking.  And they pack some serious heat! But don’t worry, the Peri Peri Sauce I’ve created has been a little tamed.  I’ve blended these peppers with a few red bell peppers, jalapeños, onion, and chili flakes. LOL, ya that’s tamed compared to original peri peri sauce.

What makes this peri peri sauce and oven baked carrot fries so healthy, nourishing for the soul and body?

The pros.

?Chili Peppers contains up to seven times the amount of vitamin C as an orange.  Chili peppers can help fight congestion, support digestion, reduce inflammation in the muscles, and  contains a good source of antioxidants. Not to mention folic acid (B complex vitamins).

? Carrots super high level of beta-carotene (a form of Vitamin A) that acts as an antioxidant to reduce cell damage done. Good for the skin, good for eyes, good for the soul. Yes, I just said soul again. .

Now combine that spicy peri peri goodness with oven baked carrot fries and you got yourself a MEGA flavorful SUPERFOOD snack. Ugh, I need another word beside superfood. Hmmm .. Um… delicious nutritive earthly grub? Sure, why not. Now let’s get to the grub of a recipe. Oven baked carrot fries for the win!

Peri Peri Oven Baked Carrot fries {Paleo, Vegan, Whole 30 friendly}

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• Prep Time: 20 min
• Cook Time: 40 min
• Total Time: 1 hour
• Yield: 4 1x

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Super quick, easy, healthy Peri Peri Oven Baked Carrot fries {Paleo, Vegan, Whole 30 friendly}

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Ingredients

• 1 lb large carrots – sliced
• Additional salt/pepper/ seasoning for after baking
• cilantro for garnishing
• For the Peri Peri Sauce (1 cup):
• 5 red chili peppers or Bird’s Eye
• 2 – 3 jalapeños or milder peppers of choice
• 3–4 garlic cloves
• 1/3 c red onion – chopped
• 1/2 c cilantro
• 1/4 c fresh oregano or basil (I use a combo of both)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 – 1/3 cup olive or avocado oil
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1/2 – 1 tbsp chili flakes
• Pinch of cayenne (optional)
• 3 tbsp red wine vinegar

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Slice carrots ½ in thick, 4 in long. Removing the tops. Slice thinner if you want crispier fries at the ends.
3. carrots in large ziplock bag or container.
4. Next chop of top to peppers, cut your onion, and peel your garlic. Remove stems from cilantro and herbs,
5. Place in food processor and blender. Add the remaining ingredients (spices, lemon, etc) but leaving out the red wine vinegar.
6. Blend on high until creamy. You might have to keep it on high or low for a good 3 minutes.
7. Next add your vinegars and blend again. Taste to see if it needs more salt/seasoning.
8. Place 1/2 cup of the sauce. in the bag with the carrots. Let it marinade for 10 -15 minutes. Keep the other 1/2 cup for dipping.
9. Once carrots are marinated, place on greased baking sheets, spreading the carrots out evenly.
10. Bake on sheet pan at 450F for 20 minutes. Flip carrot fries over with a spatula and bake another 15-25 minutes or until crispy edges. If you want extra crispy, broil last minute. note flipping and baking extra is not really necessary but does help them cook evenly and make them crispier.
11. Remove from oven. Let them cool slightly or serve hot with the extra peri peri sauce or a even a mayo/aioli of choice. Garnish carrot fries with extra cilantro and red pepper flakes if desired.

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Notes

If you want the peri peri sauce extra spicy, use all birds eye peppers. If you want it milder, use red pepper or green peppers mixed in with the birds eye peppers.

note flipping and baking extra is not really necessary but does help them cook evenly and make them crispier.

Nutrition with Sauce to dip

Alright, my plan to entertain, inform, and nerd you out is complete.Peri Peri Marinated Oven baked carrot fries are a must make. Great for an appetizer, side dish, snack, you get my point. Good grub!

No boring cooked carrots dish here. HOLLAH!.

Have you ever made carrot fries? Peri Peri Sauce? YOU MUST try. Really!

Cheers!

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