Silky Carrot Hummus Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• On a small rimmed baking sheet, toss together the carrots, garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover with aluminum foil and roast until the carrots and garlic are both tender and soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
• Place the carrots, garlic and chickpeas in a food processor. Pulse to combine and break apart slightly. Add the lemon juice, 1/2 cup olive oil, cayenne and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Puree until smooth and an even pale orange.
• Serve with root vegetable chips for dipping.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• On a baking sheet, toss the carrots and garlic cloves with 1 tablespoon olive oil and the cumin, salt and pepper. Roast until the carrots are tender and lightly caramelized, stirring halfway through, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool until warm. Peel the garlic cloves.
• In a food processor, combine the roasted carrots and garlic with the tahini, cilantro, lemon juice and 5 tablespoons water. Pulse until smooth. With the processor running, slowly add 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil. Transfer to a serving bowl. Make a small well in the center of the hummus and fill with olive oil. Sprinkle the remaining 1 teaspoon cilantro over the top. Serve with crudites and pita chips.

Steps:

• Cook carrot with the pinch of salt in boiling water until very tender (about 8 minutes). Drain and combine with the other ingredients in a large bowl.
• Blend until smooth. I used a hand-held blender for this and left a few chunks of carrot intact for texture.
• Serve with dippers of your choice.

Steps:

• In a covered small saucepan cook carrots in a small amount of water for 6 to 8 minutes or tender, drain.
• In processor combine cooked carrots, chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin and salt.
• Cover and process until smooth.
• Transfer to a small serving bowl.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon parsley.
• Sprinkle top with remaining parsley.
• Cover and chill for 1 hour to 3 days.
• If necessay, stir in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to make a dipping consistency.

Steps:

• In a covered small saucepan, cook the carrots in a small amount of boiling water for 6-8 minutes or until tender; drain.
• In a food processor, combine cooked carrots, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, garlic, cumin and kosher salt. Cover and process until smooth.
• Transfer to a small serving bowl. Stir in one tablespoon of parsley. Sprinkle top with remaining parsley. Cover and refridgerate 3 hours to 3 days.

Steps:

• Combine cashews and garlic in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add carrots, lemon juice, tamari, parsley, and mayonnaise and process until smooth. Season with salt.