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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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