A truly amazing root, the sweetness is sublime.
Here is a recent appreciation post for this veg.
What are some of your favorite ways to use this?
Whoa I didn't even know there was another way to eat carrots than holding them like a cigar and crunching noisily while saying "what's up doc" like bugs bunny
This is why grated carrots absolutely belong in falafel. Unless it's falafel dürüm with tzaziki instead of hummus.
grated carrots
grated veg can go in anything. Pancakes can be up to 50% veg before anyone would even notice. Sneak it into everything.
Plain hummus? I recently found a really great lemon one that I'm loving
For me a plain hummus is tasty enough, but a spicy mix, roasted red peppers, or sun-dried tomatoes are all great for enhancing a hummus.
I usually mix carrots in when I'm making the hummus in the first place. Good taste and also I like the color more.
Slowly bake them in a clay pot with onions and potatos until you can cut them with a fork. They get this special, smooth yet still chunky texture and it really brings out the sweetness. Clay pots do amazing things to root vegs.
I love pickled carrots so much:
Ingredients 2 lbs large carrots 2 large jalapeños 1/2 white onion medium 5 cloves garlic smashed 1 1/2 cups white vinegar 1 1/2 cups water 1 tbsp vegetable oil 6 bay leaves whole 10 black peppercorns 2 tsp dried Mexican oregano 1 tsp salt
Peel and slice carrots and onion into 1/4 inch thick pieces. Cut the stems off jalapeños and slice thin on diagonal. Set aside. In a large stock pot add the garlic, vinegar, water, oil, bay leaves, peppercorns, oregano, salt. Bring to a boil and add the carrots, onion and jalapeños. Lower heat to medium-low and cook for 15 minutes, uncovered. Allow to cool completely and store vegetables and cooking liquid in clean, sterile glass containers with lid. (This recipe fills 4 pint or 2 quart jars.) If more liquid is needed to cover add equal parts water and white vinegar. Keep refrigerated. Fine to eat after 3 hours, best if pickled for at least a day or two.
Carrot-ginger soup is great, I'm also a big fan of shredded carrot salads - run em on a box grater, add some raisins and walnuts or pistachios, toss them with vinegar and a spice or two. Really easy and pretty tasty. Honestly I prefer to just eat em baby cut with some blue cheese dressing though.
Favorite non-dessert: carrots in lentil soup
Favorite dessert: this fucking carrot cake is so fucking good holy shit
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- Slice in 3/4 in lengths, boil for 20 min.
- Grate and add to muffins.
