IN SEASON CARROTS VEGE

NEED TO KNOW

• Carrots will easily last for at least two weeks if kept in the fridge. Ideally, store loose in the crisper drawer; if you prefer to keep in a bag, place paper towel in with them to absorb moisture and maintain freshness. Ensure you keep carrots away from apples, which give off a gas that makes them bitter.

• The green leaves of carrot tops have delicious flavour and can be treated much the same as parsley – chop and add to salads, blitz into a pesto or a gremolata, or add to a bolognese for extra zing.

Carrots are great as a noodle or pasta substitute.