• Print Recipe Pickled carrots Serves: 5 as a garnish Cooking Time: 2 hours 30 minutes (or up to 1 week) + extra, to cool Ingredients 1 large carrot 110ml water 110ml rice wine vinegar 65g sugar Instructions 1 Peel the carrot, slice as thinly as possible lengthways using a mandoline and julienne the carrot. 2

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    This twist on the traditional Christmas pudding is a real delight! Your guests will be wowed by this pear trifle and will even line up for seconds… and thirds!