Following the success of the Taste for Tomatoes Competition, this past December I ran the Christmas Carrot Competition for LoveTheGarden.com. This time our guest judge was the talented Niamh from Eat Like a Girl. She had the tough job of choosing her favourite carrot recipe to win a £200 voucher to a UK restaurant of their choosing, plus three runners up to win a copy of her cookbook, Comfort & Spice.

Many fantastic recipes were entered, and it’d be a shame to keep them all to ourselves so I present you all with the list of entries and winners of the last vegetable garden competition of 2011!

 

Winner

Wanton Flavours – Carrot Halva

 

Runners Up

Chef Mel’s Kitchen – Carrot, Maple & Bacon Soup

Super Lucky – Carrot Meringues

Foodiecat – Carrot Pakoras with Tamarind Dipping Sauce

 

Entries

Misk Cooks – Carrot Salad Totally Unlike My Mother’s

Feeling Food – Thai Festive Peanut Slaw

The Austerity Cook – Love, Money and the Packed Lunch

Chez Foti – My Great-Granny’s Christmas Pudding

Working London Mummy – Turkey Noodle Soup with Carrot, Pepper, Chilli and Lemongrass

Pebble Soup – Carrot Pineapple Snowballs

Mark’s Veg Plot – Carrots, Cardamoms and Crackers

Fabulicious Food – Carrot and Parmesan Risotto

Two Become Four – Butternut Squash, Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup

Food Genie – Carrot and Potato Pie

Day in the life of a Busy Gal… – Carrot Mousse with Carrot Crisp Garnish

Yummy Choo Eats – Carrot & Oatmeal Cookies with Sugar Icing

Look Who’s Cooking Too – Curried Carrot and Lentil Soup

London Unattached – Christmas Pudding Carrot Cakes

Allotment2Kitchen – Chantenay Carrot and Thyme Flan

Portsmouth Food Lovers – Carrot Crush

Mummy I Can Cook – Carrot, Cardamom and Coconut Soup

Fiona Holt – Carrot Tarte Tatin

Jane’s Rambling Blog – Carrot, Sweet Potato and Coriander Soup

 

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks so much to everyone who entered!