Carrot Harvest Recipes

Oh yum yum this years carrot harvest is in and wow do they taste good! We grew Scarlet Nantes this year and again we are pleased with the results. If you have never tried home grown carrots you would be pleasantly surprised at the difference in sweetness there is between home grown and store bought. Another thing we've noticed is that when you boil store bought carrots the water usually turns green by the time you are finished. With home grown the water stays clear. Kind of makes you wonder why this happens. Hum?

Onward and upward, we'll leave the green water for others to ponder. There are so many different things you can do with carrots I find myself unable to decide which recipe I like most. You can make drinks with them, bake with them, make salads or simple boiled veges. You can can them, freeze them, dehydrate them or, of course, use them fresh from the garden. O.K. that's it. Fresh sounds good and I love a good carrot salad so, here's a simple carrot salad recipe. Nice thing about this recipe is it works well regardless of weather you are a Miracle Whip or a Best Foods Moyonaisse person.  Oh, and it's great for your Holloween dinner table. 
P.S. check out the Carrot Holloween Costumes Search Amazon.com for carrot costumes

 Carrot Salad



Freshly peeled carrots (about a cup of grated carrot per person)

Pineapple chunks (3 or 4 per person)

Raisins (a half tablespoon  per person)


Mayo or Miracle Whip (one tablespoon per person)

Sugar, granulated (optional a pinch or two per person with store bought carrots)



Directions


In your food processor, grate the previously peeled carrots. Mix the shredded carrots with all of the other ingredients. Chill and serve.



How simple is that? Oh, just thought of this, If you want to check out a really neat site go to the Carrot Museum It's fun and interesting. I found out things I didn't know about carrots.