I would say I’m pretty good at using up all the ingredients I buy, but the one thing I often have to chuck out at the end of the week are carrots. A bag often contains far more than I’ll dip into hummus or add to a stirfry and I’m normally left quite un-inspired on how to use them all up before their sell-by. A few days ago I ran into the kitchen totally ravenous after a workout, to open the fridge and find the only thing in there was a bag of (yep, you guessed it) carrots. I decided to try out something new, and boy am I glad I did. Instead of chopping them up in circles or grating them into a salad I pealed thick strips. After pealing away I then added them to a pan and sautéed them until soft – they turned into beautifully soft carrot ribbons, bringing out all their root veggie sweetness. I mixed this in with some lemon quinoa, some toasted tamari cashews and a sweet tahini drizzle, and once seasoned.. boy oh boy!

So if your like me and have a leftover carrot situ you need fixing try out this recipe, it’s completely re-inspired my love for them. Equally if there’s something else in your fridge you always seem to have too much of, why not think of ways you can use it before the week is up?