Carrot

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This (usually orange) family favourite is delicious raw as a snack or cooked in a variety of dishes.

Vegetable

Carrot

Grower

Fresh Fields, Comber

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Family

Umbellifers

(also includes: celery, parsley, parsnip.)

Where to buy

Tesco, Sainsburys, Spar, Eurospar, Vivo, Vivoextra.

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Growing

In season

July to May

Best in season

August to February (at their absolute best in September.)

How to grow

Grown from seeds and harvested fresh all season. When growing at home, grow in a raised bed, as carrot flies can't fly higher than 60 cm above the ground!

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Eating

Buying and storing tips

Buy firm, unwilted, bright orange carrots. Store in the fridge.

Recipe Inspiration

  • Mashed with parsnip.

  • In carrot cake.

  • Roasted with honey.

Health benefits

High in beta-carotene which is important for maintaining good eyesight.