Use Your Fresh Carrot Tops for Soup Broth!
If you’re a gardener, then you put so much love and energy into every single one of your plant babies! So when it’s time to pull carrots in the garden, use the carrots but save the bushy green carrot leaves to make this homemade vegetable broth! The vegetable broth is so easy to make with water, carrot tops and bay leaves. All you need to is simmer it to get full flavor and then it’s ready to use in your favorite soups! From there you can use it any recipe that calls for vegetable broth or freeze it to use when chilly weather hits and you’ll be making soup all the time! Looking for more no waste garden recipes? Make Vegetable Broth with Broccoli Leaves, Tomato Powder with Tomato Skins and Parsley and Basil Pesto.
Can you eat carrot greens?
Yes, carrot leaves are completely edible. Not only are they edible, but some European markets actually sell them!
Carrot Tops Broth Recipe Ingredients
water, the liquid base for the broth. carrot tops, about 8 inches, rinsed so they’re cleaned. If you have lots of carrot tops, you can double this recipe! bay leaves and salt for flavor Optional: If you have carrots that are freshly peeled, you can add the peels to your broth too!
This recipe makes about 7 cups of vegetable broth. During the simmering process you will lost 1/2 cup-1 cup of liquid. So for example, for the 8 cups of water I used , this made 7 cups of vegetable broth.
How to Make Homemade Vegetable Broth with Carrot Leaves
Clean the carrot tops making sure to wash well to remove any dirt or debris, especially if they are coming straight from your garden. I use my salad spinner to clean our greens. Add the carrot tops to a large soup pot along with water, bay leaves and salt. Note: If you have carrots that are freshly peeled, you can add the peels to your broth too! Bring to a boil and then reduce temperature to a low simmer for 1 hour. After an hour, you’ll see how much the carrot greens have broken down. Pour the broth through a strainer or colander into a bowl, and discard (compost!) the carrot leaves and bay leaves. Now you have homemade vegetable broth to use!
Storing Homemade Vegetable Broth
Store vegetable broth in the refrigerator in a mason jar, good for 5-6 days. For long time storage, place in freezer bag, making sure to completely seal and then freeze. Frozen vegetable broth is good for 6-8 months. To defrost, thaw in the fridge overnight or use the microwave to defrost. I hope you all enjoy this Carrot Tops Vegetable Broth! Happy gardening and happy cooking! Pin for later:
