RecipesCarrot houmous
This sweet, slightly spicy dip is a tasty twist on the classic – and a great way to use up carrots
This sweet, slightly spicy dip is a tasty twist on the classic – and a great way to use up carrots
By Asda Good Living,22nd August 2017
Cook: 30 Mins
Serves: 6
Price: 32p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 233g serving contains
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
364kj/87kcal
Ingredients
700g carrots (roughly chopped)
2tbsp olive oil, plus 1tsp to drizzle
2tsp ground cumin
2 cloves garlic (left in skin)
2tbsp tahini
Juice ½ lemon
1 Little Gem lettuce (cut in 6 lengthways)
1 cucumber (cut into sticks)
2 pittas (grilled)
Lemon wedges
Mint leaves
Method
1Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
2Put the carrots on a baking tray and toss with 1tbsp oil and the cumin. Roast for 20-25 mins or until tender, adding the garlic for the last 15 mins.
3Leave the garlic to cool a little then squeeze out the flesh into a processor. Add the carrots, tahini, lemon juice, 2tbsp olive oil and some black pepper. Whiz until puréed – but don’t over-blitz.
4Top the houmous with 1tsp olive oil and black pepper, and serve with the lettuce, cucumber, pittas, lemon wedges and mint leaves.