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      Title: Lemon-Basil Carrot Bundles
 Categories: Appetizers
      Yield: 20 Servings
 
      6 md Carrots; scraped
    1/4 c  Water
      1 tb Lemon juice
      1 ts Sugar
      1 cl Garlic; minced
      1 ts Dried whole basil
    1/4 ts Lemon zest; grated
      1 tb Olive oil
      6    Green onions
      3    Lemons; thinly sliced
 
  Cut carrots into 80 (2-1/4") strips. Combine carrots, water, lemon
  juice, sugar & garlic in a nonaluminum saucepan; cover. Cook over
  medium heat 6 to 8 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender.
  Remove from heat. Place carrots in a shall bowl; reserving cooking
  liquid in saucepan. Add basil, lemon rind & oil to cooking liquid &
  set aside. Trim white portion from green onions. Place tops in a
  large boil. Add boiling water to cover. Drain immediately & rinse
  under cold water. Cut tops into 20 narrow strips. Gather 4 carrot
  strips into a bundle & tie with onion strip. Repeat procedure with
  remaining carrots & onions strips. Place bundles in a large shallow
  bowl. Pour basil mixture over bundles; cover & chill at least
  1 hour. Remove bundles from liquid, using a slotted spoon; discard
  liquid. Arrange bundles on a serving platter lined with lemon
  slices if desired.

  Fat 0.3, Chol. 0
 
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