Seasonality
Year Round
Quick Tips
Cooking
While you might be most familiar with raw carrots, cooked carrots can have an important role in cooking. Some of my favorite carrot recipes involve roasting, pan frying, braising, and even grilling carrots.
Buying
Look for carrots that are firm (they don't bend) and with the greens still attached. Carrots can come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors.
Storing
Remove the greens right after buying and store separately. Fresh carrots can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Store the greens in water (changing the water daily) for prolonged storage. Carrots can be stored upwards of a month or more.
Varieties
Rainbow
Purple Haze
Parisian
Mokum
Nantes
+ many more
About
I love all of the orange color that comes with fall. Carrots have so much potential. They work perfectly with a simple spinach salad, as stuffing for spring rolls, and even make delicious soup. Of course, carrots are also a great snack to keep you going during the day. It's easy to overlook carrots, but using fresh and whole carrots makes for wonderful dishes. There's also no need to buy pre-cut or baby carrots (these are just reshaped whole carrots).
Frozen carrots are great way to add extra veggies in your winter stews. Frozen shredded carrots are perfect for carrot cake or muffins. To freeze carrots, blanch for two minutes, place in an ice bath, let cool and then place in a freezer safe container. Carrots must be canned using a pressure canner or pickled with a safe level of acidity (since carrots are a low-acid food). This dill carrot recipe is a good example of a carrot recipe that can be safely canned in a hot water bath.
All Vegetarian Carrot Recipes
Berbere Butter Braised Carrots with Polenta
Brown Rice Carrot Fritters with Chipotle Sunflower Sauce
Bulgur Lentil Ragu with Parsnip-Rutabaga Mash
Cabbage Noodle Bowls with Fried Eggs
Carrot Amaranth Polenta with Parsley Oil
Carrot Cavatelli with Dill and Ricotta
Carrot Curry with Kale and Paneer
Carrot White Bean Soup with Herbs
Carrot, Feta & Pistachio Salad with Orange Blossom Toss
Cashew Carrot Ginger Noodles
Celeriac Soup with Thyme
Chickpea Bowl with Roasted Vegetables and Cilantro Cashew Cream
Chickpea Crepes with Roasted Vegetables and Chipotle Compound Butter
Coconut Curry Carrot Soup
Cold Noodle Salad with Cabbage
Collard Quinoa Salad
Cream Cheese Roll-ups with Crepes and Vegetables
Cumin Braised Carrots and Chickpeas
Curried Carrot Cashew Salad
Curried Carrot Soup
Ginger Brown Rice with Carrots
Ginger Carrot Salad with Quinoa
Ginger-Soy Cabbage Quinoa Slaw
Grilled Carrots with Chermoula
Groovy Bagel Melt
Harissa Roasted Carrot Toast
Harissa Roasted Carrots with White Beans
Lentil Meatballs with Burst Tomato Pasta
Marinara-Smothered Lentil Bites with Mozzarella
Minestrone Soup with Brown Rice and Chickpeas
Miso Carrot Pasta with Arugula
Moroccan Carrot Salad with Millet
Nut Lentil Bites | Component Cooking
Pickled Carrot and Hummus Sandwich
Quinoa White Bean Stew
Red Cabbage Tofu Potstickers
Red Lentil Soup with Sweet Potatoes
Roasted Carrot Multigrain Pilaf with Pepita Pesto
Roasted Carrot Polenta with Sage and Walnuts
Roasted Carrot Puree | Cooking Component
Roasted Carrot Sandwich with Sunflower Cream
Roasted Carrot Summer Rolls with Cabbage
Roasted Carrots and Couscous with Gremolata
Root Vegetable Cassoulet
Root Vegetable Hash Egg Skillet
Root Vegetable Pot Pie
Scallion Roasted Carrots with Quinoa
Smoky White Bean Carrot Dip
Spiced Carrot Muffins with Millet
Summer Squash Soup
Sunchoke Hash with Tarragon and Chickpeas
Sunflower Carrot Risotto with Hazelnut-Pea Shoots
Vegan Carrot Waffles from The Love and Lemons Cookbook
Wild Rice Soup with Carrots and Parsley
Wild Rice Veggie Sliders with Herbed Ricotta
Zucchini Soba Bowl with Tahini Sauce