Roasted Carrot Hummus without Chickpeas
This roasted carrot hummus is full of flavor and perfect with crudites, crackers or breads for a tasty appetizer. It's made without chickpeas or beans, and yet is so creamy and flavorful!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 67kcal
Equipment
- Baking tray
- Small bowl
Ingredients
- 4 large carrots diced
- 2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil divided
- ⅛ cup tahini
- ½ garlic clove optional
- ½ teaspoon sweet paprika more to taste
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon water adjust as needed
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
For the toppings
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate seeds
- pinch fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 390F / 200C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Peel and dice the carrots into small pieces about half an inch thick.
- Spread the carrots on the baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle over the sweet paprika. Toss to coat the carrots. Roast the diced carrots for 30 minutes, or until fork tender, and then leave to cool.
- Add the carrots to a blender together with the other ingredients (other than the toppings). Blend until smooth. Adjust with more water if required for a thinner consistency.
- Spoon into a bowl and sprinkle on the garnishes.
Notes
- Dice the carrots into bite size pieces.
- Check the carrots after 20 minutes, and then keep an eye on them. Cook time will vary depending upon the size of the carrots, and you want nicely fork tender pieces and definitely not burnt!
- Adjust the amount of garlic and paprika to preference.
- If lemon juice works for you, it can be used in place of the vinegar.
- Adjust the consistency of the dip. More water will help to thin.
- Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- tahini, as sesame seeds score 1.
- garlic and apple cider vinegar, which score 1. If you prefer, you can substitute for white distilled vinegar which scores 0 on the SIGHI list.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
Nutrition
Calories: 67kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 8104IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.5mg