A delicious spring and summer vegetable
Root vegetables are known for their eye health benefits. The carrot is such a root vegetable. They are long, slender carrots with a typical sweet taste.
This vegetable comes from the Netherlands or from Germany, France or Spain. The carrot is a widely used vegetable in slimming diets, but this healthy rascal deserves much more than just being part of a diet.
Carrot
In addition to the carrot, you probably also know the winter carrot, which is massively put in shoes for his horse around Sinterklaas… What exactly is the difference? In contrast to the thin carrot, the winter carrot is a large, fleshy root. It has a bright orange color. We mainly eat winter carrots in autumn and winter, carrots especially in summer. Winter carrots can be kept for a few weeks if you store it in a cool place (12-15 degrees Celsius). It has a shorter shelf life in the refrigerator, about a week.
Fiber and vitamins
Carrots contain a lot fiber and nutrients and low in calories. There are 32 calories in 100 grams of Raw Carrots. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene. Your body converts beta-carotene into vitamin A. The vitamin Besides improving your eyesight, it also brings another benefit. Vitamin A is also good for your resistance.
Preparation
You can eat carrots raw. Before you scrape or peel them, wash them and remove the top and bottom. It is then possible to cook them for five to ten minutes. Besides cooking, there are many other ways to prepare carrots. Think of:
- the oven
- Stew
- soup
- steam
- baking
- stew
- stir fry
- grilling
Buy and keep
Carrots are available all year round. You buy them in a bunch, with the green still on. From the Netherlands it will be in the shops from April to June. To see if you have a fresh carrot, you can try to see if it bends. Does he bend? Then don’t buy it.
You can keep carrots in a cool place for two days and in the fridge for five days. When you remove the foliage, it has a much longer shelf life. This is then about two weeks. It is best to store it in a perforated bag to prevent it from drying out.
Freezing is also possible. You cut the carrots into slices or strips and blanch them. Boil them for about two minutes. Let the carrots cool and then put them in the freezer. They can be stored in the freezer for 12 months.
Recipes with carrots
- Freshly stewed carrots
- French Fishsoup
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