UP YOUR CARROT GAME … that’s what’s up, Doc.

Food pairings are everything. For some reason, in all of the years that I’ve been making turkey meatballs, I haven’t frequently covered them in tomato sauce. I have been so solely focused on the taste and texture of the turkey meat that masking it with a sauce just felt … wrong. This is different. This rich and dynamic carrot and sweet potato purée is the perfect compliment for turkey meatballs or really any poultry. Between the brown butter and oyster sauce, the harmony of flavors in this purée is both simple and complex—it is a celebration of the flavors of the carrots and the sweet potatoes. Texturally, the purée is smooth and creamy while somehow being completely dairy-free—magic! So go on, coat your turkey meatballs in it to your liking. Or even plate the purée on the side of your poultry. You truly can’t go wrong with this purée that is oh-so-right.