Carrots!

[the.fee.fairy]

I bought 5kg of carrots.

Please give me recipes to use them!!!

[Chickenlady]

I like to grate them up and serve them as a salad very simply - just add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to 1 tablespoon of cider vinegar, a teaspoon of mustard and some salt and pepper. Lovely!

Or there is carrot soup - I would mix them with a few spuds, onions, celery and veg stock, boil it all up then puree.

Carrot cake or carrot pudding - loads of recipes for both if you Google.

And you can chuck them in just about everything else you make, of course. Great in stews, bolognese, whatever!

Jane

[Annpan]

If you have a juicer carrot juice is really good for you, my brother makes it with apple juice and ginger and it is yummy.
I intend to get a juicer some day, a good way to deal with other gluts, or to assist in home brewing.

Steam a bowl of sliced carrots in the microwave (just a bit of water at the bottom and cover) While they are still hot, drizzle a spoonfull of honey over them. Nice as a side dish to whatever, but I could just eat them solo

[frozenthunderbolt]

carrot and courgette soup! it is awesome

[9ball]

I pickled some carrots last year and they were very nice!
And this carrot jam from Mrs Beeton is also suprisingly good, definately worth a crack if you've got a load hanging around :)

[the.fee.fairy]

Good plans guys...keep them coming!!

[Carl H]

From Saveur magazine, here's a Korean/Siberian carrot salad:

(Morkovi Po Koreiski)


Coarsely grate 8 medium carrots (about 1 lb.) into a bowl. Make a well in the center of carrots; sprinkle 1 1⁄2 tsp. cayenne and salt to taste into center. Heat 3 tbsp. canola oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Pour hot oil into well and stir to mix cayenne and salt with oil. While still hot, stir 1 finely chopped clove garlic into oil, then toss with carrots. Add 1 finely chopped scallion; toss. Cover and refrigerate 2-3 hours or overnight. Serves 4.

[SarahJane]

Carrots simply drizzled in a little olive oil and roasted in the oven are yummy! Just before they are cooked through drizzle in a little honey and turn occasionally until they caramalise.

[eccentric_emma]

it's like you read my mind Fee, i am also inundated with carrots at the moment and they're my least favourite vegetable! i love them in juice with apple but the apples i have won't juice well (too mushy). anyone got a foolproof carrot and coriander soup recipe?