Carrot and tahini spread is a very easy and tasty recipe, just cook carrots and blend together with tahini and spices. It’s a great starter and a wonderful dinner with a pita and some falafel.
Once we had a big brunch with some friends and a girl brought this amazing carrot spread and everybody got crazy. It was everybody’s favorite and it was a real challenge to share that one little bowl of the spread and of course everybody needed the recipe. Just blend together carrots, tahini, garlic and cumin, you can also add maple syrup, lemon juice and any other spices, she said. I tried already a few versions of this spread, they all taste delicious, but this version is my absolute favorite.
You can experiment with this basic spread, it’s just perfect for that! You can add chickpeas, beans, any roasted veggies or nuts and seeds to make it more filling, or a bit of almond or coconut milk to make it lighter. It’s great when it’s very spicy, so try it with chili! Or add more olive oil to get a carrot pesto!
Carrot and tahini spread will keep for a week in the fridge.
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Carrot and Tahini Spread
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 6 large carrots (I used 1 purple carrot to make it pink)
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt, pepper
- lime to serve
Instructions
- Cut carrots into smaller pieces and cook them in boiling water or bake them at 200°C for about 20 minutes or until fork-tender.
- Add the soft carrots to a food processor with tahini, olive oil, spices, juice of a lemon, garlic and basil. Blend all together. Serve with lime juice and olive oil on top. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
Yum! This looks delish and I love the addition of the purple carrot for color.
Thanks, Alison!
I love the purple color too, although my hands hate it 😀
How wonderful does this look? And the best thing is that the ingredients are all things I always have on hand 🙂 Have to try this!
That’s one of the reasons I love this spread. I always have carrots and tahini at home and it’s also so cheap 🙂
Lovely color and such a healthy alternative to a dip! 🙂
Thank you, Medha! 🙂
I can see why everyone went crazy for this spread, Evi! Oh this would be delicious on a veg sandwich or yes, pita with falafel! Those carrots are stunners too! Thank you for this, Evi! <3
Thank you so much, Traci! 🙂
This looks amazing!! The colors in this dish is priceless!!
Thank you, Anne! 🙂
Yum! Happily I have all of these ingredients to hand… even the purple carrot! Going to be whizzing up a batch of this as an alternative to hummus:)
Purple carrots are just so pretty! Love them!
I hope you’ll like the this dip 😉