Silky Carrot Hummus

Lalaloula's Note:

This yummy and healthy dip/spread recipe comes from the wonderful book "Mon premier dîner végétarien" by Alice Hart. It makes for a very soft, silky hummus that has a slightly sweet flavour from the carrots.

• Total Time: 18 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 (175 g) can chickpeas, drained (can soak and cook your own equivalent, too)
• 1/2 tablespoon tahini (I used white tahini)
• 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (or use lemon juice)
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

1. 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.
2. Blend until smooth. I used a hand-held blender for this and left a few chunks of carrot intact for texture.
3. Serve with dippers of your choice.

Reviews

[Wish I Could Cook]

Oh wow! Was this ever good! I don't know if it was the carrot or cardamon or apple cider vinegar that turned this into the world's best hummus, but that is exactly what it is!

[Nif]

I just love hummus and the carrots in this version add a nice fresh flavour. I chose to use the apple cider vinegar but can see that lemon juice would be great too. There were no cans of chick peas that size at the store so I doubled the recipe. Good thing because it's great on Ryvita crispbreads and I have a lot of those! ;) Made for PRMR tag game. Thanks Lalaloula! :)