Carrots In Orange-basil Butter

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 medium carrot (carrot should be cut into julienne strips.)
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon margarine
• 1 pinch orange rind (orange peel should be finely shredded.)
• 1 pinch dried basil, crushed
• parsley, snipped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place the carrot strips in a 10-ounce casserole.
• 2 sprinkle with water.
• 3 micro-cook, covered, on 100% power for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or just till the carrot strips are crisp-tender.
• 4 let stand, covered, while preparing butter mixture.
• 5 for butter mixture, in a custard cup combine butter or margarine, orange peel, and basil.
• 6 micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 15 to 30 seconds or till the butter or margarine is melted.
• 7 drain carrot strips.
• 8 drizzle butter mixture over carrot strips.
• 9 garnish with snipped parsley, if desired.