These beauties are from Greens Eggs & Ham
There is nothing like a carrot fresh from the garden, dirt shaken off. The next best thing are these carrots. They capture that “fresh from the garden” flavour and look at them!
Washed well, ends clipped, but still on (because green looks pretty with these colours) and steamed to el dente. Their skin pulls off with ease in the hand, yet they are very hot, so plastic gloves or the use of a thin towel help.
Can you see the difference?
And they do not need one other ingredient other than a dusting of salt and pepper.
Fresh garden carrots have been long revered over our prairie summers and though there are a myriad of great cooked carrot recipes (for those carrots that have sat in the cellar over the winter), these are best left celebrating the magic of the planted seed. Sometimes I just cannot get over what a miracle it is that such tiny seeds grow into such incredible flavourful feasts. And, carrot top pesto will follow….
Love carrots, thanks for sharing! gloria
Love the colour!
Fresh carrots are so much sweeter than the supermarket variety.
Wow…are those heirloom carrots? Only you can make carrots look decadent and like candy! I’m steaming next time!! Whata great snack in lieu of chips and all the garbage I usually munch on lol
I have never see purple carrots before…hehe…so pretty!
That definitely is art on a plate.
Those carrots are absolutely beautiful. Eating them must be a joy 😀
*kisses* HH
I love those carrots. We must have eaten 15 bags last summer easily. Although the purple ones look the coolest, they are actually my least favorite.
Baconhound!
I am with you on that. The purple carrots definitely have the least flavour and are actually woody and off putting when raw… but, beautiful!
🙂
V
Definite art on a plate indeed. Look at those beautiful vibrant colours! Can always hand it to you to take something so simple and turn it into something so beautiful and worthy of noting. Hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, my dear. Hugs!
LQ!
Thank you! Yes, Ragan is getting married TODAY…. so it is a BIG day at our house.
XO
V
They look wonderful – and I love the idea of snacking on them, rather simply
O I wish we had such variety in carrots Valerie! I’ve never seen those dark ones (well I’ve seen them but not anywhere near where I live..) Would love to try them!
Those are awesome looking carrots! I would do anything to get my hands on a bag of those!
lovely carrots..very true only needs a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
bonnie/sweetlife
Congratulations to Ragan. What a beautiful photography.Vivid,yet translucent quality to the image.Hope to see pictures of the wedding real soon.
These are gorgeous…always love the beauty of their colors! Agree, art on a plate 🙂
What beautiful carrots! When seen like this they really are a work of art! And thanks for the tips on cooking. I can see why my husband is so anxious to have his own vegetable garden.
Just beautiful!
This is what I miss about being in a big city. Things are much more simple here.
Looks so delicious! I love the colours of fall in this dish.
The Wanderfull Traveler
a Canadian travel & food blogger
I love carrots. Picked up 2 huge bunches at the farm 2 days ago and they’re all gone. Beautiful colors.
Beautiful vegetables. It would be nice to work with them.