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Whole roast carrots with lentils, goats curd and garlic chips.

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Crunch time: 20 recipes that prove economical, reliable carrots can be cool and interesting, too

Our consistent, affordable old friend the carrot has never really got the attention it deserves. Time to change all that.

20 recipes
Roast carrot and lentil salad with crispy garlic.

Whole roast carrots with lentils, goat's curd and garlic chips

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Roasted carrots with a hunk of fresh honeycomb.
EASY

Roasted carrots with salted ricotta and honey

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Neil Perry's lamb shoulder and carrot tagine.

Neil Perry's lamb shoulder and carrot tagine

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
This carrot salad is vegan-friendly.
EASY

Harissa and maple roasted carrot salad with garlicky cashew cream

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Carrot and coriander som tam.
EASY

Carrot and coriander som tam

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Carrot and pumpkin pot pie.

Carrot and pumpkin pot pie

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
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A roasted carrot salad for any season.
EASY

Roasted carrot salad with dates, mint and feta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Adam Liaw's simple vegetarian-friendly spaghetti.

Roasted carrot and tomato spaghetti

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
This dish also works well with zucchini ribbons (zoodles).
EASY

Carrot 'pappardelle' with tomato and chilli

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Chilli-roasted carrots with cashews.
EASY

Chilli-roasted carrots with cashews

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Whole roasted carrots with garlic, thyme and golden syrup.
EASY

Whole roasted carrots with garlic, thyme and golden syrup

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Asian-style coleslaw.
EASY

Asian-style coleslaw

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Kylie Kwong
Carrots are sweeter with char (and feta).
EASY

Honey-roasted carrots with feta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Brown butter and citrus roasted carrots on a bed of labna.
EASY

Brown butter and citrus roasted carrots

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Honey-glazed carrots

Honey-glazed carrots

  • < 30 mins
  • Jeremy and Jane Strode
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Carrots vinaigrette.
EASY

Carrots vinaigrette recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Neil Perry's carrot and sultana salad.
EASY

Carrot and sultana salad recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's Moroccan carrot salad.
EASY

Moroccan carrot salad recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Try these pickled carrots in Kylie Kwong's noodle salad.
EASY

Chinese pickled carrots recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Kylie Kwong
Roasty-toasty: Spiced carrot and sweet potato soup with toasted seeds and roasted carrots.
EASY

Sweet potato, carrot and cumin soup with pomegranate, roasted carrots and toasted seeds

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink

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