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70+ Delicious Ways to Make Carrots 

March 22, 2019
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Long-lasting, available all year long, and high in both vitamin A and fiber, carrots are an easy and healthy thing to keep on hand. But don't just toss them in salads—we have of ways to cook with this tasty root vegetable, so you'll never be bored.
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Coffee-roasted Carrots

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View Recipe: Coffee-roasted Carrots

This is our take on San Francisco chef Daniel Patterson’s renowned dish of carrots roasted on whole coffee beans. For a lighter approach with spring carrots, we use just a little instant coffee and roast the carrots quickly in high heat. The carrots develop wonderfully subtle bittersweet flavor, though their springtime brightness shines through. Fennel pollen adds a hint of anise; you can find it on Amazon.

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Ginger-Orange Carrots

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View Recipe: Ginger-Orange Carrots

This spring carrot recipe is great for entertaining: Simply roast the carrots ahead of time and broil just before serving.

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Moroccan Spiced Carrots

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View Recipe: Moroccan Spiced Carrots

A heady blend of spices makes these roasted carrots hard to resist. If you can find tender baby carrots, they make a great shortcut; just give them a good scrub—no peeling required. Check the carrots during cooking; smaller carrots could overcook, yielding mushy results.  

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Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Lemon-Butter Carrots

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View Recipe: Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Lemon-Butter Carrots

Tossed in a simple lemon-tarragon butter, these tender baby carrots are the perfect partner for quick-cooking chicken cutlets. If you can’t track down steam-in-bag carrots, microwave baby carrots until just tender, about 5 minutes.

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Apricot-Sage Chicken With Carrots

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View Recipe: Apricot-Sage Chicken With Carrots

Dinner doesn't get much easier than this eight-ingredient, one-pan dish. The secret is jarred apricot preserves; much more than a spread for toast, it balances the earthy sage and pungent mustard in the pan sauce and gives everything a glossy coat.

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Pan-Roasted Carrots

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View Recipe: Pan-Roasted Carrots

This recipe gives you a faster route to “roasted,” lightly caramelized carrots. Instead of cooking in the oven (and waiting for it to preheat), here you cook the carrots on the stovetop in a cast-iron skillet. The key is to keep the carrots still; you’ll cook them for 5 minutes without stirring, then stir and cook undisturbed for another 5 minutes. The results are beautifully browned, crisp-tender carrots that take about a third of the time as oven-roasted. A hint of hoisin and maple syrup enhance the sweetness of the carrots without rendering them cloying.

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Parmesan Carrots With Lemon-Parsley Dressing

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View Recipe: Parmesan Carrots With Lemon-Parsley Dressing

Steaming and sautéing the carrots in the same pan is the time-saving trick to making them tender and beautifully glazed.

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Potato, Carrot, and Parsnip Peels

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Toss potato, carrot, and parsnip peels with a little oil, salt, and pepper, and bake at 400°F for 10 minutes or until browned and crisp. They're delicious on their own, and they also make great crunchy garnishes for soups and salads.

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Tarragon Carrots With Green Beans

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View Recipe: Tarragon Carrots With Green Beans

Get the benefits of two veggies in one simple side.

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Creamy Carrot and Herb Linguine

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View Recipe: Creamy Carrot and Herb Linguine

A quick dunk of fresh carrot ribbons in the pasta cooking water softens them just enough so you can swirl them through the creamy sauce with the linguine. If you have a spiralizer, spiralize the carrots and add to the pasta cooking water 3 minutes before draining. Shaved Parmesan melts evenly into the sauce and creates lovely shards on top for a visual and textural contrast. A handful of fresh parsley and tarragon add a springy pop of green right at the end. You could also use thinly sliced chives or the green parts of green onions.

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Sweet-and-Sour Carrots

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View Recipe: Sweet-and-Sour Carrots

These mildly spicy carrots make the perfect side for an Asian-inspired meal. 

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Pan-Roasted Pork Chops With Cabbage and Carrots

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View Recipe: Pan-Roasted Pork Chops With Cabbage and Carrots

Super-succulent pork chops are browned on the stovetop before being finished in the oven for tenderness. Roasted carrots are paired with vastly underrated cabbage to create a vibrant vegetable medley that is equal parts flavorful and nutritious. This meal is pretty enough to showcase, yet fast enough for weeknight cooking. Enjoy it with a side of wild rice or roasted potatoes for a well-balanced meal the whole family will love.

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Sweet-and-Spicy Carrots and Peas

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View Recipe: Sweet-and-Spicy Carrots and Peas

Just a little brown sugar helps the carrots to caramelize quickly so they’ll be beautifully browned, not sticky sweet. Thin, flat snow peas take just a few minutes to cook. If using sugar snap peas or green beans, trim and add to the pan during the last 8 or 10 minutes of baking.

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Spiced and Seared Flank Steak With Carrot Mash and Snap Peas

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View Recipe: Spiced and Seared Flank Steak With Carrot Mash and Snap Peas

Here, we update the usual peas and carrots with a fresher take.

 

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Tahini-Carrot Soup With Pistachios

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View Recipe: Tahini-Carrot Soup With Pistachios

A hint of toasted sesame oil lends depth to this velvety soup. Use real baby carrots, not the whittled-down packaged ones, which are lacking in flavor. Garnish with sautéed carrot strips.

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Browned Butter Carrot Cake With Toasted Pecans

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View Recipe: Browned Butter Carrot Cake With Toasted Pecans

The Bundt pan makes for a much easier dessert, freeing you from the fuss of stacking and frosting layers. You can bake the cake ahead and freeze it, unglazed: Wrap the cooled cake in plastic wrap, and freeze in a zip-top plastic freezer bag for up to 3 months (glaze the thawed cake).

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Vegan Carrot Cake Truffles

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View Recipe: Vegan Carrot Cake Truffles

Everything there is to love about carrot cake made into 2-bite, no-bake truffles. Our plant-powered, vegan treats are brimming with heart-healthy omega-3 fats, and free of added sugar thanks to naturally sweet dates. Use the smallest setting of your box grater or food processor's grating attachment to grate the carrots into fine, fluffy pieces. Cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg compose the heady spice trinity, so don’t be shy about adding extra, if you like. Enjoy these truffles for a snack or dessert, or share them with family and friends for easy Easter entertaining.

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Balsamic Onion and Thyme Carrots

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View Recipe: Balsamic Onion and Thyme Carrots

The secret to making perfectly cooked onions is a dash of baking soda. 

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Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

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View Recipe: Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

Based on the classic whoopie pie, these soft sandwich cookies provide all the pleasures of traditional carrot cake in a fun-to-eat package, including the thick, tangy cream cheese frosting—especially the cream cheese frosting.

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Braised Artichokes, Favas, and Carrots in Creamy Lemon Sauce With Fennel

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View Recipe: Braised Artichokes, Favas, and Carrots in Creamy Lemon Sauce With Fennel

This is a kind of springtime Greek ratatouille. We love the artichokes in this dish—they add their unique flavor and somehow make everything taste just a little sweeter. The olive oil emulsifies with the braising liquid to create a silky sauce that deliciously coats the bright spring veggies. Thin lemon slices, charred and caramelized in a cast-iron pan, make a nice garnish.

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Roasted Whole Carrots

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View Recipe: Roasted Whole Carrots

Oven roasting surrounds vegetables with dry, hot, even heat that heightens flavor, browns and crisps exteriors, and cooks interiors to perfect tenderness.

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Spiced Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

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View Recipe: Spiced Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

A smear of cream cheese frosting is the ideal topper for this warm spiced carrot cake.

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Potato and Carrot Pancakes With Curry Sauce

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View Recipe: Potato and Carrot Pancakes With Curry Sauce

Carrots bring an earthy sweetness to these crispy, latke-like pancakes. To reheat, place on a baking sheet, and heat in a 325° oven until warmed through.

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Carrot Mash With Crème Fraîche

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View Recipe: Carrot Mash With Créme Fraîche

Simmered carrots are lightly buttered, but a bit of tart cream adds an extra-silky richness. We like the smooth texture you get from pureeing in a food processor; if you prefer a chunkier texture, use a potato masher. Garnish with green onions for added color.
 

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Carrot Ribbon Salad With Lavender-Ricotta Dressing

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View Recipe: Carrot Ribbon Salad With Lavender-Ricotta Dressing

Pour a homemade dressing of ricotta cheese, buttermilk, lemon rind, lemon juice, and honey over carrot ribbons to make this simply delicious salad. 

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Skillet Chicken With Roasted Potatoes and Carrots

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View Recipe: Skillet Chicken With Roasted Potatoes and Carrots

The skillet is used in a few clever ways: Chicken and vegetables get a head start on the stove, finish in the oven, then come out briefly so a simple cream sauce can pick up all the roasted flavors in the pan.

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Chicken and Carrots With Lemon Butter Sauce

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View Recipe: Chicken and Carrots With Lemon Butter Sauce

We can all agree that butter is the secret to perfect pan sauce for lean and tasty weeknight chicken. Adding a dab near the end of cooking lends a creamy, satin-smooth finish that no other fat can emulate. The butter emulsifies and slightly thickens the sauce enough to coat the chicken beautifully. This technique works equally well on lean fish.

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Carrot Soup With Parmesan Crisps

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View Recipe: Carrot Soup With Parmesan Crisps

Cheese crisps are the perfect topper for a sweet, creamy carrot soup.

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Za'atar-Roasted Carrots With Labne

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View Recipe: Za'atar-Roasted Carrots With Labne

The za'atar we know (available at Whole Foods) is a blend of ground sumac, sesame seeds, salt, and the dried, ground za'atar plant. It's slightly sour and slightly earthy, a bit like dried marjoram but completely unique. You can also sprinkle it over hummus, roasted chicken, or grilled flatbread. Labne is Greek yogurt to the extreme, drained of almost all its liquid until very thick. Serve with the carrots for a cool, creamy, tangy contrast.

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Grated Carrot Salad

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Raw carrots are cut in fine julienne, then dressed with a lemony vinaigrette with a hint of garlic. Before serving, the salad is showered with freshly cut chives (and chive blossoms, if you have some).

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Carrot "Tabbouleh"

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View Recipe: Carrot "Tabbouleh"

Fresh carrots stand in for bulgur in this no-cook, gluten-free side dish. You can use white wine vinegar in place of lemon juice.

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Starter Dish: Traditional Beef Pot Roast With Carrots

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View Recipe: Traditional Beef Pot Roast With Carrots

Serve this hearty dish over mashed potatoes or egg noodles to sop up the gravy. A side of sautéed or steamed green beans or Brussels sprouts can round out the meal.

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Honey Mustard Glazed Carrots

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View Recipe: Honey Mustard Glazed Carrots

When carrots steam or roast, their natural sweetness really shines. The honey-butter combo we use in this recipe elevates simple sautéed carrots to a whole new flavor level. Try this dressing on any root vegetables you might have, including radishes and turnips. You may be surprised how something so easy can turn almost any vegetables into a delicious side.

Partially cover the pan as the carrots steam so they retain some texture. They will continue to soften as the glaze reduces in the pan.

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Sage-Roasted Carrots and Turnips

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View Recipe: Sage-Roasted Carrots and Turnips

Wrap the vegetables in a foil packet so they steam gently and are easy to flip all at once. Place the packet right on the floor of the oven so the vegetables cook through quickly.

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Turkey and Swiss Wrap With Carrot Salad

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View Recipe: Turkey and Swiss Wrap With Carrot Salad

This is the perfect lunch to make ahead of time and pack for a long trip. Serve these turkey and Swiss wraps with a carrot salad for a healthy and kid-friendly lunch. The wholesome, balanced lunch will keep you fueled and ready for the day.

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Sweet and Spicy Carrot Soup

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View Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Carrot Soup

The combination of carrots, Fresno chili, brown sugar, fresh ginger, and green onions give this soup a sweet and spicy flavor.

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Tofu Banh Mi Wraps With Quick-Pickled Carrots and Radishes

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View Recipe: Tofu Banh Mi Wraps With Quick-Pickled Carrots and Radishes

Drain the pickles well before adding to each wrap. This is a saucy sandwich, so extra liquid can make it a bit messy once you bite in.

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Slow Cooker Beef and Cabbage With Potatoes and Carrots

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View Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef and Cabbage With Potatoes and Carrots

Here's a showstopping feast of beef, cabbage, carrots, and potatoes. To create the traditional flavor profile of corned beef and cabbage without the traditionally massive sodium spike, we simmer brisket in a strong aromatic spice blend at low and slow heat rather than starting with brined beef.

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Crispy Broccoli-Carrot Fritters With Yogurt-Dill Sauce

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View Recipe: Crispy Broccoli-Carrot Fritters With Yogurt-Dill Sauce

These quick, crispy fritters are packed with vegetables and get supercrisp in the pan. Pair them with creamy yogurt-dill sauce for a satisfying snack or side.

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Chile and Lime Roasted Carrots

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View Recipe: Chile and Lime Roasted Carrots

Give your classic roasted carrots a flavor boost with toasty chile and zesty lime.

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Roasted Carrot, Chicken, and Grape Quinoa Bowl

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View Recipe: Roasted Carrot, Chicken, and Grape Quinoa Bowl

This nutrient-packed quinoa and greens salad boasts roasted carrots for caramelized flavor, sliced grapes for a juicy burst, and almonds for crunch. Preassemble the ingredients in a bowl to save time, but make sure to add the salad greens right before serving to keep them crisp.

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Cardamom-Glazed Carrots

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View Recipe: Cardamom-Glazed Carrots

Turn up the volume on classic glazed carrots with exotic cardamom and fragrant fresh ginger. If you can find multicolored carrots, use them for a lovely presentation, as we did in the photo. The parchment paper lid slows moisture loss just enough to form a beautiful glaze.

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Glazed Baby Carrots

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View Recipe: Glazed Baby Carrots

To save time, look for prepeeled real baby carrots in microwavable bags. With just a little brown sugar, these carrots become tender and juicy without turning to complete mush. This veggie side dish comes together in just 10 minutes, and it is a great, last-minute option that packs a punch of sweetness to silence any picky eaters. Double the recipe, and use leftover chopped carrots in grains, salads, and breakfast scrambles.

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Sesame-Carrot Edamame Salad

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View Recipe: Sesame-Carrot Edamame Salad

Fresh cilantro, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and shredded carrots give this edamame salad Asian flair.

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Caribbean-Style Roast Cabbage With Carrots

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View Recipe: Caribbean-Style Roast Cabbage With Carrots

Nicely roasted cabbage turns sweet and earthy, with a deliciously silky texture. There's a beautiful balance of flavors here—sweetness from cabbage and carrots, fire from hot sauce, brightness from vinegar, and richness from butter.

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Harissa-Roasted Carrots

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View Recipe: Harissa-Roasted Carrots

The harissa spices are muted here, lending complexity but not heat.

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Carrots with Lemon and Thyme

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View Recipe: Carrots with Lemon and Thyme

Cooked carrots are an often overlooked choice for a vegetable side. A little lemon, salt, pepper, and thyme are all you need for this nutritious dish.

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Carrot Hummus With Cumin and Almonds

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View Recipe: Carrot Hummus With Cumin and Almonds

Bright, beautiful carrots give this dip its gorgeous hue, while a pinch of paprika adds a slight kick of spice.

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Noodles With Carrot and Onion

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View Recipe: Noodles With Carrot and Onion

Udon is a thick Japanese noodle made of wheat flour. Serve with onion, garlic, and shredded carrot for a quick and easy side to chicken teriyaki or another Japanese-inspired entrée.

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Carrot-Cilantro Bulgur

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View Recipe: Carrot-Cilantro Bulgur

Bulgur is a form of whole wheat often used in European and Indian cuisine. Made with shredded carrot and chopped cilantro, this nutritious dish is high in fiber and protein and low in saturated fat.

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Carrot-Apple Spice Cake With Browned-Butter Glaze

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We challenged ourselves to come up with a showstopping dessert that uses boxed cake mix as a starting point—and we succeeded. Fresh carrot and apple plus a splash of bourbon boost the flavor of the layers, while the browned-butter glaze is, well, the wildly delicious icing on the cake.

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Carrot, Apple, and Ginger Refresher

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There is nothing to this recipe, aside from tons of fresh frut and veggie flavor. Once you take a sip, don't be suprised if you let out an involuntary "mmm...". One glassful is all you need before you are refreshed enough to conquer the rest of the day. 

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Newfangled Peas and Carrots

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View Recipe: Newfangled Peas and Carrots

The peas here come in the form of tendrils–wispy, tender sprouts of the pea plant. Substitute watercress if tendrils aren't available.

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Crispy Salmon and Arugula Salad With Carrot-Ginger Vinaigrette

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View Recipe: Crispy Salmon and Arugula Salad With Carrot-Ginger Vinaigrette

This dressing is so fresh, so addictive, you might want to spoon it over everything. Simply made from a base of carrots and orange juice, it has Asian overtones, as does the salad, with its droplets of roasted sesame oil and rice vinegar. This sophisticated dish comes together quickly and is a great, healthy option for the family.

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Carrot Cake

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Elevate an old-fashioned favorite by mixing in the pride that comes with a homegrown harvest or fresh market find. Warm spices and brown sugar add rich, caramelized flavors to this carrot cake. If you can't find fromage blanc, use more cream cheese.

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Carrot Cake Pancakes

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Stuffed with toasted walnuts, shredded carrots, and all the spices found in carrot cake, these light buttermilk pancakes are a guilt-free breakfast pleasure. Top with some homemade honey butter or light pancake syrup.

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Spiced Beet and Carrot Soup

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This soup is tart, just sweet enough, and hearty, though not a protein powerhouse. If you want to pump up the protein, increase the walnuts or serve with a salad of greens, nuts, and goat cheese.

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Whole Roasted Carrots With Black Lentils and Green Harissa

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View Recipe: Whole Roasted Carrots With Black Lentils and Green Harissa

Cajun spiced lentils serve as a delicious protein component in this vegan meal, but what really makes this dish shine is the green harissa drizzled on top. The Tunisian-like sauce brings spice, tang, and bright herbiness to the sweet winter carrots. 

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Rolled Oats With Carrot and Apple

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Sugar and spice make whole grains extra nice especially in this mix of oats, wheat, barley, and rye that's stacked with 37g whole grains per serving.

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Carrot Soup With Yogurt

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Sweet carrots and spicy ginger complement each other well in this simple soup. Make the most of the depth of flavors by using only the freshest ingredients. Use an immersion blender for ease and convenience and a simple vegetable peeler to make slender vertical slices of carrot as a garnish.

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Butter-Roasted Carrots

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They'll be no leftovers when you serve your family these delicious carrots. This easy side dish is quick to prepare for those busy weeknights.

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Shaved Carrot and Zucchini Salad

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Use a mandoline or Y-shaped vegetable peeler to make veggie shavings. This salad comes together in a flash.

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Crab Toast With Carrot and Scallion

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View Recipe: Crab Toast With Carrot and Scallion

Perfect as an appetizer and ready in just 25 minutes, this crab mixture is also delicious in cucumber boats—tastes like sushi.

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Pork Scaloppine With Mustard Pan Sauce and Baby Carrots

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View Recipe: Pork Scaloppine With Mustard Pan Sauce and Baby Carrots

Use honey mustard instead of Dijon for a sweeter sauce. This easy weeknight dinner delivers a flavorful, all-in-one meal in under an hour.

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Citrusy Carrots With Parsley

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View Recipe: Citrusy Carrots With Parsley

We took a simple approach to cooking carrots for dinner. Ready in less than 10 minutes, this side gets its sweet from a tablespoon of honey.

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Herb-Rubbed New York Strip With Sautéed Peas and Carrots

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View Recipe: Herb-Rubbed New York Strip With Sautéed Peas and Carrots

Tender and tasty is the way we describe this quick dinner. Bacon lends the peas and carrots in this dish a lovely smoky flavor.

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Carrot Salad With a Hit of Heat

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View Recipe: Carrot Salad With a Hit of Heat

Some like cooked carrots, while others prefer them grated to make a crunchy salad. You can do either with this recipe—just toss steamed carrot coins with the dressing. The sweetness of the carrots is balanced by the fresh bite of the sambal oelek and chopped herbs.

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Sesame-Carrot Salad

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View Recipe: Sesame-Carrot Salad

We love the combination of Asian flavors in this quick and simple side salad.

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Wild Rice and Carrots

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View Recipe: Wild Rice and Carrots

If you can't find precooked wild rice, substitute boil-in-bag or precooked brown rice. Start with our basic recipe and then mix it up with one of our tasty variations: Bell Pepper and Fennel, Cucumber and Feta, or Tomatoes and Pine Nuts.

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Red Lentil Dal With Carrot Salad and Coriander Flatbreads

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View Recipe: Red Lentil Dal With Carrot Salad and Coriander Flatbreads

This is basically an all-out assault on the bulk bins, as well as our modern take on the rice-and-beans dinner. Spices, dried lentils, and rice are cheap ingredients, especially when you buy in these small quantities. Chiles are also a thrifty flavor booster; you should be able to score the two here for a nickel. Your vegetable peeler will get you nice carrot ribbons. And you'll use your leftover pizza dough to make the flatbread.

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Basic Beef Stew With Carrots and Mushrooms

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View Recipe: Basic Beef Stew With Carrots and Mushrooms

This classic beef stew recipe has all you expect in beef stew: tender chunks of beef, carrot and potato. Yet the cremini mushrooms are a wonderful surprise.

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Moroccan-Spiced Baby Carrots

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View Recipe: Moroccan-Spiced Baby Carrots

Moroccan-Spiced Baby Carrots feature spices like cumin and cinnamon play deliciously off the sweetness of the carrots.

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Savory Carrot & Ricotta Tart

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View Recipe: Savory Carrot & Ricotta Tart

This savory tart is both stunning and delicious! A combination of sweet caramelized onions and roasted carrots works well with pungent tarragon and nutty hazelnuts. There’s just enough ricotta to hold everything in place and add yummy creaminess. This tart is perfect as a centerpiece worthy appetizer, or you could serve it as vegetarian main with a side salad and some sparkling rosé.

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