A beautiful bright carrot is a very healthy vegetable! It contains a whole storehouse of vitamins, minerals, as well as carotene necessary for a person. Carrots can be cooked in a variety of ways, added to soups and various dishes. But the maximum useful properties are preserved in raw carrots. You can serve raw carrots whole, but they are much more beautiful in salads or just as an appetizer when cut into beautiful strips.
It is necessary
Cutting board, sharpened rigid blade, carrots
Instructions
Step 1
Take raw carrots and a knife with a stiff, hard blade. Check that the knife is sharp.
Step 2
First you need to peel the carrots. You can do this with a vegetable peeler or with the same knife. As you prefer.
Step 3
Now cut the carrots into as thin slices as possible. Slice carrots lengthwise. If the knife is well sharpened, then you do not need much effort for this. The carrot plates should be no more than 3mm thick.
Step 4
Next, lay these plates one on top of the other and cut them into thin strips lengthwise. The carrots, cut into long strips, are ready. You can also cut a stack of carrot slices slightly diagonally. Choose the method that is most convenient for you.
Step 5
If for a salad you need to cut carrots into small strips, then you can do this as follows. We cut the peeled carrots into strips not in length, but across, placing the knife diagonally. After cutting, you should have a stack of oval flat plates in front of you.
Step 6
Place the plates one on top of the other so that you get a not very high stack, and cut them diagonally into thin strips. Do this with all the records. Finely chopped carrot strips are ready. You can serve it lightly with salt, or you can make a delicious salad.
Step 7
Your children will love very much with carrots, cut into small strips, the next very healthy and tasty dessert. Cut 2-3 medium carrots into small strips, lightly salt, season with lemon juice. Add half a cup of crushed walnuts, peanuts or almonds of your choice and 2-3 tablespoons of honey. Put the dessert in a beautiful vase, garnish with pieces of marmalade or dried fruit.
Step 8
From carrots, cut into long strips, you can make an appetizer for the festive table. Slice 3-4 carrots using the first method above. Crush 4-5 cloves of garlic, add to the carrots, season the salad to taste with sour cream or mayonnaise, lightly salt, garnish and serve.
Step 9
There are a lot of carrot salads with straws, above are only two of the huge set. I wish you new, tasty, healthy discoveries and bon appetit.
