Carrots recipes

Black-eyed pea and rice salad with a Dijon red wine vinaigrette, grated carrot, and fresh herbs. A make-ahead vegetarian salad served at room temperature.

Booya or booyah is popular the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota, and in Northeast Wisconsin. The dish is said to have originally consisted of mostly turtle meat and cabbage, although such things as chicken and oxtails and rutabagas and potatoes have always had a prominent role. The term seems to have first appeared in print in the 1880s.

Lobster Monte Carlo plates grilled lobster and shrimp over vegetable risotto with asparagus and portobello, finished in lemon butter sauce. A restaurant-style Mother's Day dinner for two.

Vegetarian shepherd's pie with kidney beans, corn, and stewed tomatoes under a layer of garlicky basil mashed potatoes, finished with melted cheddar. A meatless take on the British classic.

Poached cod in a fragrant saffron broth with leeks, bell pepper, and tomato. A light, low-sodium fish dinner built on a slow-simmered vegetable stock with rich golden color and delicate flavor.

Polenta pasticciata layers firm cooled polenta squares with porcini-spiked beef ragù, plum tomatoes, and grated pecorino into a rustic Northern Italian bake. Lasagne, but with cornmeal instead of pasta.

New Brunswick chicken barley soup simmers bone-in chicken with pearl barley, carrots, celery, mushrooms, and peas. Maritime Canadian comfort soup that doubles as a complete meal.

Oven Swiss steak braised in beef gravy and diced tomatoes, topped with parsley-thyme mashed potatoes piped on and baked golden. A complete one-dish dinner with a shepherd's pie finish.

A hearty double-crust vegetarian pie stuffed with curried green lentils, potatoes, carrots, and bell pepper spiced with coriander, cumin, turmeric, and ginger. Serve with chutney and a crisp salad.

Cauliflower coconut soup spiced with cumin, turmeric, coriander, and ginger, finished with coconut cream and borlotti beans. A hearty vegetarian soup with warming Indian-inspired flavors.

Creamy lima bean soup blended smooth with carrots, mushrooms, and soy sauce. A hearty vegetarian soup with an earthy, savory depth from five cups of mushrooms.

Soy-marinated beef strips stir-fried with carrots, green beans, and onion, then piled over spaghetti in a glossy ginger-garlic sauce. An easy Asian-Italian fusion dinner the whole family will love.

Whole chicken and lentils baked in a clay cooker with smoked pork, aromatics, red wine, and dry mustard. A one-pot French-style braise with deeply concentrated flavor.

Hearty vegetarian two-bean stew with potatoes, carrots, turnip, and herbs, thickened with a flour slurry. Pick any two beans you have on hand.

Old-school navy bean and ham soup simmered low and slow with carrots, celery, potato, and a splash of tomato juice. Stick-to-your-ribs comfort from one pot.

Beef chuck stew braised with tequila, bacon, chickpeas, tomatoes, and fresh cilantro. A Southwestern-style one-pot stew with smoky depth and a tequila kick.