Ingredients

　　Combine a 16-ounce bag of baby carrots with maple syrup to taste, a little light olive oil, and cinnamon; toss, and roast in a 425°F oven for about 20 minutes, or until tender. Additionally, you can stir some chopped walnuts or pecans into the mix.

　　Reprinted with permission from Vegan Express: Featuring 160 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Healthy Meals by Nava Atlas. Copyright © 2008 by Nava Atlas. Excerpted by permission of Broadway, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Nava Atlas is the author of nine cookbooks, including The Vegetarian Family Cookbook, The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet, and Vegetarian Soups for All Seasons. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and two teenage sons (all vegans).