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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers & Dips

    Published: May 13, 2019 · Updated: Oct 28, 2020 by Paula Montenegro
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    Roasted Carrot Dip (easy and healthy recipe)

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    A change from the usual cheese-loaded appetizer, this roasted carrot dip is the answer to spring, getting ready for hot weather and eating healthier. Fast and creamy, it lasts for a few days.

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    Adjusting to your taste
    Black olives vs. green olives
    Types of feta cheese
    Roasted Carrot Dip
    Ingredients
    Nutrition

    White Bowl of carrot dip, black olives, goat cheese and crackers on wooden board

    And did I mention you can have yours as spicy as you want to?

    I'm sure you'll love this recipe because it can be adjusted to your own taste.

    Adjusting to your taste

    Start by adding the amount of honey, garlic, and spiciness in the recipe (or even less) and then increase or decrease whatever you want. I like to add more than one garlic clove when they are roasted though use only half a clove if I use them raw.

    Another addition that works well is a few tablespoons of cooked chickpeas. But the flavor will not be so carroty.

    Roasted carrots, garlic, harissa and honey in bowl of food processor

    Black olives vs. green olives

    • The difference between green and black olives is the time or moment when they are harvested. Green olives are under ripen (as the name suggests), while black olives are gathered when they are ripe.
    • There are other differences like the type of curing process they are subjected to, that is how they are processed and canned for distribution.
    • And depending on what country or part of the world you are, there can be a larger amount of different types of both green and black olives.

    Vibrant carrot dip topped with black olives and goat cheese on white bowl, crackers around

    For this recipe, I love black olives. But maybe green ones work for you just as well. I suggest you try whichever type you have in your fridge first.

    Types of feta cheese

    • Feta cheese is grainy, easy to crumble, comes in the form of a block, and is usually salty.
    • It can be made with goat, sheep, or cow milk and it varies depending on the country of origin. I love goat cheese in general and feta in particular, do that is the one I use for this recipe. Besides, it's easily available where I live.
    • Feel free to use a similar cheese. I like it to be pungent, but we all have our different tastes predilections. You can also omit it altogether.

    On a wooden board a white bowl with carrot dip and black olives surrounded by crackers

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    Marsala Roasted Olives and Garlic
    Olive Shortbread (sablés from Pierre Hermè)
    Carrot Miso Bacon Pasta 
    Moroccan Carrot and Chickpea Salad
    Crunchy Szechuan Carrot Pork

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    Bowl of carrot dip, black olives, goat cheese and crackers

    Roasted Carrot Dip

    • Author: Paula Montenegro
    • Prep Time: 50
    • Total Time: 50 minutes
    • Yield: 2 cups (about) 1x
    • Category: Appetizer
    • Method: Mixing
    • Cuisine: International
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    Description

    An easy to make, healthy appetizer.


    Ingredients

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    • ¼ pound (½ kg) carrots
    • Olive oil
    • Salt and black pepper
    • 1 garlic clove, with skin
    • 1 tablespoon honey
    • 1 teaspoon spicy sauce (I use homemade harissa, but Sriracha, Tabasco, chipotle in adobo are also good)
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons whipping or double cream (feel free to add more if you want a more fluid dip, but make sure you adjust the rest of the flavors)
    • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
    • ¼ cup Black olives, to serve
    • 2-3 tablespoons Feta cheese, to serve (I use goat)
    • Crackers, to serve

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven at 350°F 180°C.
    2. Wash, dry and slice carrots.
    3. Put in an oven pan together with garlic clove, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper to taste and roast for about 40-45 minutes, until very soft.
    4. Process carrots, garlic clove (squeeze the soft meat out of the skin), salt and pepper to taste, honey, harissa, cumin, vinegar and a few tablespoons of olive oil until almost smooth.
    5. Add cream and process until as smooth as you want.
    6. Check seasonings and adjust to your taste.
    7. Put in a bowl, top with crumbled feta cheese, parsley, black olives and serve with crackers.

    Notes

    • Adjust to your own taste by increasing or decreasing ingredients like honey or spicy sauce.
    • Storing: it keeps well for several days in the refrigerator.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: ⅙
    • Calories: 68
    • Sugar: 4 g
    • Sodium: 43.8 mg
    • Fat: 4.6 g
    • Carbohydrates: 6.2 g
    • Protein: 0.8 g
    • Cholesterol: 6.9 mg

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    1. David says

      May 13, 2019 at 11:07 am

      I make a similar spread with somewhat different spicing - and I simmer the carrots! I will try your method soon! (Yes, tired of the usual cheese and crackers!)

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      • Paula Montenegro says

        May 13, 2019 at 6:43 pm

        I love roasting because of the caramelization. So much flavor!

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