Spiced Roasted Carrots and Dates

Ingredients

• 1 pound carrots – trimmed and sliced crosswise on an angle
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Salt – to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper – to taste
• 8 to 10 pitted dates – sliced
• ¼ cup roughly chopped walnuts or pecans
• ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small lemon – juiced
• 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom – optional