So many carrots! What to do with them?

[kickchk]

This year our tomato and carrots are very abundant! The tomato I can deal with since I've roasted some and made them into pasta sauce to can. Now what to do with the carrots!
I made a huge pot of curried carrot soup and put into the freezer in small container, but now I've picked the last 10 pound and don't know what to do. I thought about pickling them... does anyone have any recipes? What about other ideas? Thanks!

Pam

[grneyegrl]

can u dehydrate them. freeze some..

[MomToTwoBoys]

If you have a cold room, you can store them in there and they'll keep. My inlaws have one and they have their carrots last until at least Christmas.

[Libby]

You can prob cut into rounds or on the bias or shred. Not sure if you'd need to blanch before flash freezing then moving to long term freezer storage bags. Instant side dish come winter - home grown frozen carrots. Or use the shredded ones to add to sauces or make carrot muffins

[missyali]

CAKE! All seriousness, I would freeze some cut as coins, others shredded to bake/cook with in the off season.

[Judi Dial]

If you have parsnips too, make carrot/parsnip salad. Scrub/peel both, take off tops/bottoms and shred. Juice a lemon and make a tangy, but not sour nor super sweet vinegarette with it (add some sugar or agave syrup) and a little light oil. Coat the veggies with it. Serve!

It's one of our favorite salads, I'm not fond of the traditional mayo, carrot, raisin salad, so I don't make it; I make this instead.

Also, there's carrot/lentil soup

Spiced carrot & lentil soup recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food

Since DH and I eat a lot of this all winter/fall, I'd just prep the carrots for that and freeze it.

IHTH!

Judi

[Libby]

You can prob cut into rounds or on the bias or shred. Not sure if you'd need to blanch before flash freezing then moving to long term freezer storage bags. Instant side dish come winter - home grown frozen carrots. Or use the shredded ones to add to sauces or make carrot muffins

Forgot to add that you could juice the carrots - yum - and use the pulp in baking/sauces for extra fibre. This way you'll get double use.

[Paws]

I agree about the carrot cake...carrot muffins... carrot bread...just about carrot anything...They freeze well also. Just dice them up, blanch a tiny bit, cool off, and freeze. Don't forget to label and date. Can use them for soups, stews, stir fry, casseroles, stocks, even side dishes.

[shoiji]

I like roasting carrots in the oven with other vegetables.

[l8eebugg]

I personally freeze them already sliced and throw into stews and soups as needed. I like grynegrl' idea of dehydrating them althought I have neve done this myself. Yum! carrot cake.

[Durgan]

This year our tomato and carrots are very abundant! The tomato I can deal with since I've roasted some and made them into pasta sauce to can. Now what to do with the carrots!
I made a huge pot of curried carrot soup and put into the freezer in small container, but now I've picked the last 10 pound and don't know what to do. I thought about pickling them... does anyone have any recipes? What about other ideas? Thanks!

Pam

I simply cook them in minimal water and put them through a screen and make juice. Enough water is added to make the material drinkable. Then I pressure can and store in liter jars at room temperature. To enhance the juice some tomatoes can be mixed with the carrots. A glass a day keeps the Doctor away.

[mndtrp]

I would probably cut and freeze for soups, quick stir frys, or some such dishes. Shredded carrots can go into about anything, so shredding might be a better idea.

[sunshine]

boil, mash and freeze - then use in any recipe calling for pumpkin. Pies, muffins, etc.

[mauimagic]

Am going to grate and dehydrate some tomorrow!!

[Darlene]

Here's an old favorite: Carrot Coin Salad (also known as Copper Penny Salad) I use only 1 onion sliced thin, cut the oil in half & I omit the pepper because I'm not a fan.