The traditional carrot dish served on Rosh Hashanah is called tzimmes. It consists of sliced carrots cooked in honey and flavored with cinnamon, sometimes with the addition of dried fruits. Other traditional recipes made with meat often include sweet potatoes. Variations are endless, as you'll see on Jewish-food.org. Here you'll find a traditional non-meat recipe. Here you'll find a traditional meat recipe.

But honey can be an overly pervasive flavor on the Rosh Hashanah dinner table, and traditional tzimmes provide no relief. If you want to balance out the sweetness on your menu, you'll find the recipe below for tangy, roasted sweet carrots and parsnips with oven-caramelized balsamic vinegar a welcome alternative.

Roasted sweet carrots and parsnips

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