Roasted rainbow carrots with thyme are delicious and a colorful side dish for fall!
One thing that we make pretty often around here is roasted carrots, or carrot fries. I love to slice carrots super thin, and then add a ton of crushed garlic and olive oil and roast them until they are nice and toasty with a little bit of brown on the edges. We eat them as a side dish when I make sandwiches, or hamburgers, or anytime really. I will even just make a big batch in the middle of the day for a snack.
I found these rainbow carrots at the Farmer’s Market last month, and they were just too pretty to resist. I thought that their festive coloring would be particularly nice for a Thanksgiving side dish, so I decided to try making roasted rainbow carrots.
This recipe is super simple – I just roasted the carrots with some olive oil, salt, pepper, and fresh thyme. They were very good! I really didn’t know if there would be a big flavor difference between the rainbow carrots and normal orange carrots. There was a little difference, but it was very subtle. I felt that the yellow carrots were the most mellow.
I just love the vibrant hues of these roasted rainbow carrots! I think it’s such a nice way to add some brilliant color to a meal. Just picture them on a platter on your Thanksgiving table – such a pretty and seasonal addtion to your meal!
If you need to double this recipe, be sure to use two cookie sheets – you don’t want to crowd the carrots – they won’t cook properly.

Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Thyme.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lay the prepared carrots and thyme on a cookie sheet.
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Drizzle with olive oil.
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Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Bake at 450 degrees for about 45-50 minutes until carrots are tender.
I think you’ll love these roasted rainbow carrots:
- they’re gluten free, grain free, and vegan
- they are beautiful and simple to make
- they go well with turkey, roasted chicken, or pork
This post is part of my series: 31 Days of Gluten, Dairy, and Egg Free Soups, Salads, Sides & Sweets.Â
Delicious recipe!
Roasted carrots are a favorite around here too! I am totally in love with all the gorgeous colors in this dish and your photos are beautiful, girl! :)
Thank you so much, Sarah!
Love this! I made roasted carrots recently using curry powder. SO simple and delicious.
Curry sounds delicious!
Tricolour/rainbow carrots are always so fun to cook with because they’re so gorgeous! Love roasted carrots. Yum!
Thank you!
Kelly, what a beautiful dish!! This is perfect for fall and I love all the colours ;-)
Thank you, Olivia!
I love roasted carrots, but I’ve never had carrot fries! And these rainbow ones look gorgeous! Such a great idea to season them. Sounds delicious!
You should make them, they are so yummy!