How to eat Carrot Greens: Carrot Top Sabzi
There are so many ways that you can eat carrot greens. I’ll share a few ideas below – and I’ll also share my recipe for Carrot Top Sabzi (aka Sabji), a dish made with carrots, carrot greens, Indian spices and potatoes. If you haven’t heard the term sabzi or sabji before, it’s just means vegetable curry or spiced vegetable dish. You can add other vegetables to this if you’d like – I bet broccoli or cauliflower would taste great. This is a simple vegetarian recipe that’ll make for a tasty side dish and for good conversation.
Can You Eat Carrot Greens?
Yes, you can. Someone started a rumor about carrot greens being toxic – that’s a myth! The greens are supposed to be healthier and more nutritious than the carrot itself.
Using Carrot Greens
A lot of people toss or compost the greens, but there are so many ways to use them and so throwing them out is truly a waste. Carrot greens have a pleasantly bitter, earthy flavor. You can use carrot greens as a garnish, in a salad, as part of a stir-fry, or to help flavor bone broth or chicken stock. Here are a few other ways to eat the greens:
Carrot Green PestoCarrot Top SalsaCarrot Green Chimichurri
My current favorite way to enjoy carrot greens? This carrot top sabzi. What’s your favorite way to use carrot/beet/turnip/radish greens? Like this recipe? Pin it to your favorite Pinterest board now so you will remember to make it later!
