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New Garden Carrots: Simple Art on a Plate

June 30, 2011 by Valerie Lugonja 22 Comments

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….

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  1. gloria says

    June 30, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Love carrots, thanks for sharing! gloria
    Love the colour!

    Reply
  2. Kate says

    June 30, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    Fresh carrots are so much sweeter than the supermarket variety.

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  3. Lisa says

    June 30, 2011 at 7:46 pm

    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

    Reply
  4. Angie@Angiesrecipes says

    June 30, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    I have never see purple carrots before…hehe…so pretty!

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  5. Joan Nova says

    July 1, 2011 at 5:07 am

    That definitely is art on a plate.

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  6. Heavenly Housewife says

    July 1, 2011 at 5:35 am

    Those carrots are absolutely beautiful. Eating them must be a joy 😀
    *kisses* HH

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  7. baconhound says

    July 1, 2011 at 7:18 pm

    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.

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    • Valerie says

      July 2, 2011 at 8:03 am

      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

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  8. LeQuan says

    July 2, 2011 at 8:33 am

    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!

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    • Valerie says

      July 2, 2011 at 9:30 am

      LQ!
      Thank you! Yes, Ragan is getting married TODAY…. so it is a BIG day at our house.
      XO
      V

      Reply
  9. Kitchen Butterfly says

    July 3, 2011 at 3:44 am

    They look wonderful – and I love the idea of snacking on them, rather simply

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  10. Simone says

    July 4, 2011 at 4:51 am

    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!

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  11. Nutmeg Nanny says

    July 5, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    Those are awesome looking carrots! I would do anything to get my hands on a bag of those!

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  12. sweetlife says

    July 6, 2011 at 3:35 am

    lovely carrots..very true only needs a sprinkle of salt and pepper.

    bonnie/sweetlife

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  13. Susan says

    July 6, 2011 at 6:05 am

    Congratulations to Ragan. What a beautiful photography.Vivid,yet translucent quality to the image.Hope to see pictures of the wedding real soon.

    Reply
  14. Magic of Spice says

    July 6, 2011 at 8:21 am

    These are gorgeous…always love the beauty of their colors! Agree, art on a plate 🙂

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  15. Jamie says

    July 6, 2011 at 9:23 am

    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.

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  16. The Teacher Cooks says

    July 7, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    Just beautiful!

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  17. Sarah Galvin (All Our Fingers in the Pie) says

    July 7, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    This is what I miss about being in a big city. Things are much more simple here.

    Reply
  18. Murissa says

    July 8, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    Looks so delicious! I love the colours of fall in this dish.

    The Wanderfull Traveler
    a Canadian travel & food blogger

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  19. El says

    July 8, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    I love carrots. Picked up 2 huge bunches at the farm 2 days ago and they’re all gone. Beautiful colors.

    Reply
  20. Foodafok says

    July 9, 2011 at 3:53 am

    Beautiful vegetables. It would be nice to work with them.

    Reply

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