This post may contain affiliate links.For more information, please see our affiliate policy.Leave a ReviewJump to RecipeWhen salads, stir-fries, and other vegetable recipes call for julienned carrots, here’s what to do.

Learning How to Julienne Carrots is definitely easier than it looks, and everyone will be seriously impressed with your professional knife skills.  You’ve stumbled on this little how-to probably because you needed to know more about cutting up carrots.Particularly, how to julienne them.

It’s not hard—not by a long shot— and you can use this method on zucchini, summer squash, and cucumbers, too.All you need is a cutting board and a sharp chef’s knife.Why (and when) do you julienne vegetables? Easier to bite small pieces Ensure different ingredients in a recipe cook quickly and evenly Better texture for sandwiches and wraps Pretty garnish for salads or soups How to Julienne Carrots: Before you start, prepare the carrots.

Wash them, pat them dry, and peel them.(You don’t always have to peel carrots, but unpeeled carrots are rustic, and julienned carrots are NOT rustic.I recommend peeling them for this.) Next, trim off the stem end and root tip of the carrot.

Then cut the carrots into even lengths, usually about 2 inches long.Anything longer and the pieces might get tricky to eat.Working with one piece of carrot at a time, slice off one side of each “log” to make a flat surface.

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