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    10 Easy Carrot Recipes

    Published: Apr 3, 2023 · by Nico

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    Carrot season is upon us, so we're serving you 10 of our best easy carrot recipes. Get inspiration from these healthy recipe ideas with carrot-packed starters, soups, salads, side dishes, and desserts.

    Whether you're preparing for holidays, Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas, these bright and orange ideas will upgrade your menu and add flavor and color to any meal.

    Easy carrot recipes with cake, salads and soups

    Carrot is a versatile root vegetable that is incredible for bread making, desserts, salads, sides, stews, soups, pasta, and more. You can eat carrots in so many ways; raw, steamed, boiled, mashed, roasted, or as a flavor builder in numerous main dishes.

    Whether you have surplus carrots in your fridge, or simply love cooking with carrots, these delightful and tasty recipes will please you and your family.

    1. Roasted carrots

    Roasted carrots are a buttery tender side dish, perfect for many occasions, from a simple weeknight family dinner to a special holiday meal. Make them with your favorite dressing and toppings for a guest-friendly appetizer or vegetable side.

    oven-roasted carrots with chimichurri on top

    2. Vegan carrot cake

    Despite having less sugar, less oil, and no eggs, this cake's taste is incredible and perfectly moist, and the texture is light, just like the carrot cake of your best dreams.

    Serve it as is, or top it with our creamy cream cheese frosting. You can it round, square, or rectangular; it will be delicious, whatever shape you choose.

    vegan carrot cake cut into squares

    3. Carrot ginger soup

    Don't be fooled by the simple ingredients and the prejudice most of us have against humble carrots. When made correctly, carrot soup is one of the best, tastiest soups you'll ever have. It's creamy, colorful, and, most importantly, delicious with sweet and aromatic notes.

    Carrot soup with crispy croutons

    4. Carrot salad

    Our raw carrot salad recipe is inspired by a classic French carrot salad (carottes râpées). We make it with crunchy raw shredded carrots, or grated carrots, and a simple mustard and honey vinaigrette.

    simple carrot salad

    5. Moroccan carrot salad

    The next carrot recipe on our list is a Middle-Eastern-inspired recipe with a creamy cumin dressing. Moroccan carrot salad is a delicious and aromatic recipe with tender boiled carrots, fragrant ground cumin, minced garlic, fresh parsley, and a few other simple ingredients.

    moroccan carrot salad with lentils

    6. Carrot raisin salad

    Shredded carrots, mayonnaise, and raisins are a match made in heaven. We love this combination so much that we had to make two different carrot raisin salad recipes.

    carrot raisin salad with mayo

    7. Butternut squash and carrot soup

    With our "bake and blend" technique, you can make this soup with minimal effort and maximum flavor. First, bake the butternut squash with carrot, garlic, onion, and sage until tender and caramelized. Add broth, herbs and spices, and blend until velvety creamy.

    butternut squash soup with dairy-free cream

    8. Italian carrot cake

    Also called carrot-orange cake, this Italian dessert idea is an easy and quick single-layer cake. This cake is light, soft and with a moist crumb. The almond flour gives it a gentle nutty taste and together with the carrots and oranges, you have a refined and delicate combination of flavors. 

    Italian carrot cake torta camilla

    9. Carrot tomato salad

    Upgrade your tomato salad with a grated carrot for a crunchy and colorful plate. Add finely chopped onion, celery, carrot, and basil on top of your sliced tomatoes. It's a great appetizer idea served with bread, farinata, or frittata.

    Italian tomato salad with onion, celery, and carrot.

    10. Vegetable soup with carrots

    What's essential when making a tasty vegetable soup is starting with a flavor base of onion, celery, and carrots gently fried in olive oil. Then, add your favorite chopped veggies, canned tomatoes, and vegetable broth, and simmer until the veggies are fork-tender.

    Vegetable soup with silver spoon

    11. Carrot ginger dressing

    Perfect for salads, roasted veggies, and Asian recipes. Carrot Ginger Dressing is a simple recipe for a vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, and egg-free salad dressing, made with fresh ingredients in only a few minutes.

    carrot and ginger dressing

    12. Sweet potato carrot soup

    Carrot is wonderful for adding sweetness and a refined flavor to soups! This soup recipe is easy; we make it with oven-roasted sweet potatoes, carrots, onion, and garlic for maximum flavor and minimal effort.

    sweet potato soup with coconut cream

    Nutrition in carrots

    Carrots are good for you because carrots are packed with fiber and antioxidants that offer a variety of health benefits, such as:
    - they are good for your eyes
    - they can lower your risk of cancer
    - are good for the heart
    - support your immune system
    - help in controlling diabetes
    - reduce constipation

    Sauces for carrot side dishes

    Upgrade your sauteed, boiled, or mashed carrots with these bright and delicious sauce ideas:

    • Chimichurri sauce (olive oil, parsley, red pepper flakes, garlic, vinegar, etc.)
    • Chili oil (olive oil, red pepper flakes).
    • Italian salsa verde (parsley, capers, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, etc.)
    • Tahini dressing (tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt, etc.).
    • Honey mustard dressing (mustard, maple syrup, salt, pepper, etc.)
    mashed grilled carrots and cannellini beans
    Mashed carrots with chimichurri, salsa verde and tahini sauce.

    More vegetable side dishes

    Get more easy and tasty side dish ideas from these quick recipes:

    • Roasted sweet potatoes
    • Sliced roasted butternut squash
    • Air fryer asparagus
    • Roasted zucchini
    • Microwaved sweet potato
    • microwave sweet potato
      Microwave Sweet Potato
    • Roasted zucchini with lemon
      Roasted Zucchini
    • Roasted butternut squash and fork
      Roasted Butternut Squash
    • air fried asparagus
      Air Fryer Asparagus

    For many more side dishes ideas, check out our sides category page.

    Recipe

    Easy carrot recipes with appetizers, mains and desserts

    10 Carrot Recipes

    Author: Nico
    These 10 easy carrot recipes are healthy, family-friendly, perfect for the holidays!
    Roasted carrots are an easy, tasty, buttery tender side dish you can make with simple ingredients in about 30 minutes.
    Add one of our delicious toppings to upgrade this simple side dish into a colorful and unique one.
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Side dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 - 8 people
    Calories 113 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 2 pounds carrots
    • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon cumin or thyme leaves, optional
    • 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey, optional
    • 1 tablespoon parsley on top, optional
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 400°F or 200°C. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
      Peel carrots, cut them in half if large, add them to a large container, and toss with olive oil, salt, pepper, maple syrup, and cumin.
      Peeled carrots
    • Arrange carrots on baking sheet on a single layer.
      carrots in baking tray
    • Roast:
      - 20 minutes for tender-crisp,
      - 25 minutes for fork-tender,
      - 30 minutes for buttery-tender.
      Carrots just baked
    • Transfer onto serving platter and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley.
      Carrots on a platter
    • For a more unique side dish, top with 1) chimichurri, 2) fresh tomato salsa, 3) cashew sour cream, 4) toasted shaved almonds.
      See "variations" chapter for links to recipes.
      Roasted tender carrots with garnish

    Video Recipe

    Roasted carrots in 30 minutes

    Notes

    Nutrition information is an estimate for one serving of roasted carrots out of 6.
    TIPS
    • To toss the carrots, we recommend using a baking dish long enough to contain the carrots. We don't recommend using a bowl.
    • If your carrots are organically grown, you can keep the peel on.
    • Baby carrots will cook faster, in about 15 to 20 minutes.

    Nutritional Values

    Nutrition Facts
    10 Carrot Recipes
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    113
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    5
    g
    8
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    6
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    0
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    3
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    0
    mg
    0
    %
    Potassium
     
    496
    mg
    14
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    17
    g
    6
    %
    Dietary Fiber
     
    4
    g
    17
    %
    Sugar
     
    9
    g
    10
    %
    Protein
     
    1
    g
    2
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    25275
    IU
    506
    %
    Vitamin B6
     
    0.2
    mg
    10
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    9
    mg
    11
    %
    Vitamin E
     
    2
    mg
    13
    %
    Vitamin K
     
    26
    µg
    25
    %
    Calcium
     
    56
    mg
    6
    %
    Folate
     
    29
    µg
    7
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    Manganese
     
    0.3
    mg
    15
    %
    Magnesium
     
    20
    mg
    5
    %
    Zinc
     
    0.4
    mg
    3
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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