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Good-For-You Carrot Recipes

By Midwest Living editors Updated November 20, 2022
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Roasted, glazed, served with maple thyme butter, mixed into soups, salads or hummus—these recipes all star vitamin-rich carrots.

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Roasted Carrots

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Carrots' natural sweetness shines in this recipe from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri, so shop your farmers market for the freshest ones, even if they aren't heirloom.

Related: Best Roasted Vegetable Recipes

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Carrot and Swede Puree

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Thyme and garlic flavor this puree of carrot and swede, the British word for rutabaga. British-born chef Kieron Hales of Cornman Farms in Michigan makes this humble root vegetable the star of the table by blending it with lots of butter (which earns raves even from his picky younger son).

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Carrot Tart with Goat Cheese, Lemon and Mint

Carrot Tart with Goat Cheese, Lemon and Mint
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Since no one wants the soggy middle piece of a square tart, we cut a sheet of puff pastry in half to make two small ones: crisp edges for everyone! Eat as a meal with a salad or slice into petite wedges for a grab-and-go party app.

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Cinnamon Carrots with Maple Thyme Butter

Cinnamon Carrots with Maple Thyme Butter
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These sweet oven-roasted carrots are a perfect complement to a holiday menu, but they're easy enough to be a weeknight side. This comfort food recipe comes from Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri.

Related: Celebration-Worthy Side Dishes

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Carrot Fritters with Tahini-Lemon Yogurt

Carrot Fritters with Tahini-Lemon Yogurt
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Serve these addictive, cumin-spiced fritters as an appetizer or a side dish with the creamy, Middle Eastern-style sauce.

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Carrot Hummus

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This hummus-with carrots, garbanzo beans and a hint of lemon- makes a healthy snack dip, wrap spread or potluck dish. 

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Peas 'n' Carrots Salad with Buttermilk Ranch

Peas 'n' Carrots Salad with Buttermilk Ranch
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Bright with lemon and dill, the blanched carrots and snap peas get "dipped" in the pool of creamy dressing underneath when you spoon up a helping—a playfully pretty twist on two nostalgic carrot classics.

Related: Sensational Salad Recipes

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Turkish Carrot Yogurt Dip

Turkish Carrot Yogurt Dip
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White dips don't have to be humdrum. In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt.

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Maple-Glazed Roasted Carrots with Ginger

Maple-Glazed Roasted Carrots with Ginger
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Whole-roasted carrots are an effortlessly glam side, perfect with ham. But the real genius here is the matchstick-sliced ginger that bakes with them. Candied in the glaze, it's a chewy, intensely gingery topping you'll be pinching right off the pan.

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Roasted Carrots with Lemon-Cumin Aioli

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Better at room temperature than warm, these carrots are perfect for summer entertaining—a make-ahead dish full of earthiness, creaminess and crunch. 

Related: Easy Appetizers for Summer Parties

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Moroccan Carrot Slaw

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Combining cinnamony pumpkin-pie spice with fresh mint lends North African flavor in a flash. Try this simple salad as a side dish to grilled chicken.

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Crisp Portobello Mushroom and Spring Carrot Salad

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Goat cheese and chives top golden skillet-cooked mushrooms and cooked carrots in this recipe from Sarah Stegner of Prairie Grass Cafe in Chicago. Homemade honey-mustard vinaigrette adds a pleasing tang.

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Bourbon-Ginger Glazed Carrots

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The carrots from chef Edward Lee's cookbook Smoke and Pickles are sweet, buttery—and, yes, boozy.

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Flank Steak with Carrot Top Salsa Verde

Flank Steak with Carrot Top Salsa Verde
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Italian salsa verde—no relation to the Mexican one—is a classic herb sauce made with parsley, garlic and capers. Our version includes carrot tops, too. The bold, tangy flavor is a perfect match for steak (or any protein or roasted vegetable).

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Carrot Soup with Tarragon and Cream

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Thickened with a little potato and flavored with leeks, shallot, white wine and the faintly anise-y herb tarragon, this sleeper hit of a soup is subtle, springy and unexpectedly special.

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Pickled Carrots with Coriander and Chiles

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These super crunchy pickled carrots are a natural addition to a charcuterie spread, but they're so easy to make, you might keep them around for snacking.

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Carrots with Chicories and Brown Butter Vinaigrette

Carrots with Chicories and Brown Butter Vinaigrette
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Chicago chef John Shields' vegetable dish is sweet, bitter, tangy and completely beautiful—perfect for serving with a special-occasion roast.

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Pea Pod and Carrot Stir-Fry

Pea Pod and Carrot Stir-Fry
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Purchased shredded carrots and bottled minced ginger and garlic keep prep time to a minimum in this recipe.

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Carrot Ribbon Salad

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Toss carrots, fresh peas and green onions in honey vinaigrette for this crunchy veggie salad.

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Ginger-Carrot Soup

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Combine caramelized onions, ginger, carrots and a sweet potato for this creamy, pretty soup.

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Carrot, Pineapple and Mango Salad

Carrot, Pineapple and Mango Salad
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Combine carrots with pineapple, mango, peanuts and cilantro for a colorful side dish that goes well with grilled meats.

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    1 of 21 Roasted Carrots
    2 of 21 Carrot and Swede Puree
    3 of 21 Carrot Tart with Goat Cheese, Lemon and Mint
    4 of 21 Cinnamon Carrots with Maple Thyme Butter
    5 of 21 Carrot Fritters with Tahini-Lemon Yogurt
    6 of 21 Carrot Hummus
    7 of 21 Peas 'n' Carrots Salad with Buttermilk Ranch
    8 of 21 Turkish Carrot Yogurt Dip
    9 of 21 Maple-Glazed Roasted Carrots with Ginger
    10 of 21 Roasted Carrots with Lemon-Cumin Aioli
    11 of 21 Moroccan Carrot Slaw
    12 of 21 Crisp Portobello Mushroom and Spring Carrot Salad
    13 of 21 Bourbon-Ginger Glazed Carrots
    14 of 21 Flank Steak with Carrot Top Salsa Verde
    15 of 21 Carrot Soup with Tarragon and Cream
    16 of 21 Pickled Carrots with Coriander and Chiles
    17 of 21 Carrots with Chicories and Brown Butter Vinaigrette
    18 of 21 Pea Pod and Carrot Stir-Fry
    19 of 21 Carrot Ribbon Salad
    20 of 21 Ginger-Carrot Soup
    21 of 21 Carrot, Pineapple and Mango Salad

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