Smoky Carrot Hummus

Name: Smoky Carrot Hummus
Yield: Makes 2 cups
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; Pita chips, celery sticks, radishes, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and/or baby carrots for dipping; Pita chips, celery sticks, radishes, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and/or baby carrots for dipping; Pita chips, celery sticks, radishes, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and/or baby carrots for dipping; Pita chips, celery sticks, radishes, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and/or baby carrots for dipping; Pita chips, celery sticks, radishes, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and/or baby carrots for dipping; Pita chips, celery sticks, radishes, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and/or baby carrots for dipping; 1 clove garlic; 1 cup roughly chopped carrots (about 1 large carrot); ⅓ cup tahini; ¼ cup distilled white vinegar; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2–4 tablespoons ice water; ⅛ teaspoon chipotle chile powder; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup roughly chopped carrots (about 1 large carrot); 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans); 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

Preparation info

Makes
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Dizzy Cook

By Alicia Wolf

Published 2020

About

If you’re lucky, you can find safe hummus at the grocery store, but it’s not always easy—many have lemon juice or additives. I love to use white vinegar and sumac to bump up the “citrus” flavor I’m missing whenever I make my own at home. A trick for super creamy hummus is to boil canned chickpeas for about 20 minutes with ½ teaspoon of baking soda. This softens the chickpeas and their skins, so the hummus has an incredibly smooth texture. I used to be one of those crazy people who popped ea

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Dinner
Snack
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Vegan
Gluten-free

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