7 weird ways to use carrot tops

Don't toss those tops, use up carrot greens instead

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Kristina Todini, RDN
March 08, 2024

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Don’t toss those tops!

If you’ve been following me around the internet for any length of time you’ll know that I feel very strongly about carrot tops. In fact, that may be how you originally found me!

I’m a big believer in root-to-stem cooking, or using all parts of a plant…especially those unusual, but edible, parts like greens, tops, and leaves.

So today I’m sharing 7 of my favorite ways to repurpose the greens of carrots into everything from sauces, soups, to even smoothies.

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Kristina
carrot top connoisseur

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Sauté carrot tops for a tasty greens side dish

Make homemade vegetable broth from carrot greens

Then use the broth and add carrot greens into your vegetable soup

Blend carrot tops and add them to your morning smoothie

Make a carrot top chimichurri and drizzle on vegetables

Make a zero waste pesto sauce with carrot greens

Then use the carrot greens pesto in a tasty pasta

DID YOU KNOW? 🧐

While there are many different varieties of carrots, baby carrots are not one of them. Considering their widespread popularity and smart labeling, it is easy to confuse them with a specific type of carrot. However, they are just regular carrots that have been pre-shaped, cut, and peeled to look, well, appealing. (source)

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If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and eating in such a way, you feel in touch with true life, your roots, and that is meditation. If we chew every morsel of our food in that way we become grateful and when you are grateful, you are happy.

Thich Nhat Hanh

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