Cultured Carrots with Ginger and Juniper Berries
KIRSTY WIRTH
These carrot sticks are delicious, slightly sweet from the juniper berries and cloves. They are a lovely snack on their own or paired with some homemade guacamole, mayo or even some of your coconut yogurt as a dip.
Carrots are a powerhouse of nutrients containing Vitamin C, Vitamin K, vitamin B8, pantothenic acid, folate, potassium, iron, copper, and manganese.
Ingredients
- 1 kg carrots, peeled and chopped into sticks
- Knob of fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp juniper berries
- Filtered water
- ¼ cup coconut kefir
- Cabbage leaves
Method
- Place the carrots, grated ginger, juniper berries, and kefir in a 2 L fermenting jar.
- Cover with water until the carrots are completely submerged in liquid.
- Use the cabbage leaves to hold down the carrots under the brine line so the carrots don’t go moldy. Make sure you leave some space between the vegetables and the top of the jar.
- Seal and leave to ferment for 3 days.
- Transfer to the fridge.
Notes*
You may use a starter culture of choice. You can purchase starter cultures from health food stores or online.
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Kirsty Wirth is an educator, Integrative Health Coach, Mindd Org Ambassador, mother of two children and the founder of Kultured Wellness, a company dedicated to providing education, knowledge and gut healing products. From Kirsty's passion for fermenting she also developed the Kultured Wellness Kefir and Yoghurt cultures to make fermenting quick and easy, plus she is also the co author of the incredible 'Gutalicious' Book, a complete fermenting bible and an inspiration to any fermenting enthusiast.
She is a real guru when it comes to all things fermenting and is truly passionate about ensuring our next generation reaches their full potential. Kirsty is a regular on many podcasts and you can find her throwing her enthusiasm into podcasts such as …