Carrot

This minimalist roasted carrots recipe results in a showstopping side dish—don’t be surprised when everyone asks for more.

Packaged potato gnocchi takes the heavy lifting out of this comforting chicken and dumplings dinner.

Roasted parsnips and carrots taste wonderful together, especially drizzled with a simple glaze.

Pair this sweet, slightly spicy carrot-ginger shrub with vodka or gin, or use it in salad dressing with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

This classic coleslaw recipe is timeless for a reason: It’s crunchy, cool, and refreshing. Here’s our best take on the crowd-pleasing BBQ side dish.

Da pan ji is a hearty Xinjiang-style dish of chicken and vegetables over noodles.

This delicious vegetable soup, called sayur lodeh in Indonesian, is popular in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Nothing quite beats a winter stew when the temperature begins to drop. This rich meatless dish and its thick tasty gravy really hits the spot. With tender oyster mushrooms, caramelized carrots and onions, as well as a good helping of red wine and miso for umami-packed flavors, this has quickly become one of my most popular recipes–somewhat beef bourguignon, but without the beef.

It’s a shame you don't often spot people grilling carrots, because they also grill beautifully, developing a char that balances out their sweetness.

If Thai food were laid out as one of those nutritional pyramids they showed you in health class, green papaya salad would be at the bottom, right above rice. In other words: It is fundamental. 

Flavored with citrus, maple syrup, and cilantro, this slaw makes an excellent topper for tacos or huaraches.

Spring root vegetables star in this velvety, creamy soup, a riff on classic carrot-ginger soup that’s brightened by fennel and enriched with savory miso. 

Our new favorite pot roast is just a pile of veggies. Here, carrots get a fresh wake-up from a combination of bright, lemony sumac, funky anchovies, and sweet spring onions.

This shepherd’s pie uses ground chicken and leans toward warming flavors, incorporating bright bursts of the tropics—ginger, habanero chile, lime—as well as aromatic Angostura bitters.

These chicken and mushroom spring rolls are spiced with the sweet and salty flavors of kecap manis, the syrupy soy sauce for which Indonesia is famous.

This mixed vegetable dish takes its inspiration from Buddhist vegetarian cooking and can include any combination of ingredients that represent good luck, prosperity, happiness, family wholeness, and longevity. 

Rice cakes are available sliced, marble-shaped, and in batons. There are dried versions, but the refrigerated version is widely available and easier to work with. You can use any combination of vegetables and seasonings here, so feel free to experiment with flavors.