1-minute: How To Make Fermented Carrots Recipe. Ready, set... GOOOOO!

Pop the powder from a probiotic capsule into a large glass jar with the salt and about 1/3 cup of water. Give it a quick stir, to make sure there are no chunks of the powder left.

Now, pop the carrots in the water and then cover it with extra water, so it’s completely submerged. If the carrots aren’t staying down, use a cabbage leaf to hold down the carrots under the water line so they don’t go mouldy. Make sure you leave some a good 1cm of space between the carrots and the top of the jar.

In the height of summer it takes just 24hrs for my carrots to ferment but in winter a good 3-4 days. You can easily check on them by giving them a taste. They’ll taste slightly ‘fizzy’ while still being crunchy and you’ll see some bubbles at the top of the jar when you open it. Once done, store them in the fridge for up to a month.

I send these to school with the babes, I just wipe off the water with a tea towel and they love them for crunch and sip. I also grate bigger carrots and stir that through salads.

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