Spice Up Your Snacking with Carrot Cumin Dip

Now that fall is just around the corner, lots of sporting events are taking center stage. If you are going to a watch party, I’m sure there will be plenty of snacking options available. Salty chips, creamy dips, saucy wings and oh so much more! But you can bring a snack that is low in calories and healthy too. The recipe below is for a carrot cumin dip that pairs really well with any vegetable or chip. Carrots give it a little sweetness and cumin spices things up a bit. But even if you’re not attending a sporting event, you should make this dip. It’s great on crackers as an afternoon snack, or as a spread in a sandwich. It can also be served as an appetizer at any holiday party. But make sure to make a double batch so you can have leftovers.

Serving Size: 1/4 cup of dip Number of servings: 6 Calories per serving: 52 Ingredients Calories 1 cup canned white beans 220 200 grams carrots 82 2 tsps ground cumin 0 1 tsp lemon juice 0 1/4 tsp salt 0 4 Tbsp water 0

Peel and slice the carrots into small discs. Fill a small sauce pot with water and bring the water to a boil. Add the salt, lemon juice and sliced carrots to the boiling water. Cook the carrots until they are soft and tender (approx. 20 minutes). Drain the carrots and place them in a bowl to cool completely.

Rinse and drain the canned white beans.

Add the white beans, cooled carrots, salt, cumin and water to a food processor. Purée until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Sprinkle the dip with a little cumin to garnish.

Serve.

Barbara's Tips

	Make sure the carrots are super soft and well cooked in order to create a smooth purée.
	The salt and lemon help to season the carrots and keep them a bright orange.
	You may need to add a little more or less water when pureéing the dip in order to achieve the desired texture. The dip should be spreadable but not too clumpy or too watery.

Essential Flavors

	Carrots are a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though purple, black, red, white and yellow varieties can also be found. Carrots have an earthy but slight sweet flavor.
	Cumin is a dried seed that is part of the parsley family. Ground cumin has a very distinctive flavor with an earthy, nutty, spicy taste with somewhat bitter undertones and a strong aroma. It is often used in Indian, Middle Eastern and Mexican dishes. Cumin pairs really well with carrots and gives many vegetarian dishes an earthy and complex flavor.