Roasted Carrot Dip
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups carrots, uncooked, chopped
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 Tbsp orange juice
- ½ Tbsp honey
- 2 zucchini, raw, sliced
NUTRITION FACTS FOR ONE SERVING
(approx. ½ cup; makes 4 servings)131 calories; 16 gram carbohydrate; 7 gram fat; 2 gram protein; 4 gram dietary fiber
Average cost for a family of four: $1.61
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat the chopped carrots with 1 tsp of olive oil, the cumin, salt, and pepper. Add the garlic cloves to the carrots and roast on a baking sheet in the oven for about 20 minutes or until tender. Remove from the oven and allow the carrots to cool. Once cooled, add the carrots, garlic, honey, remaining 1 Tbsp and tsp of olive oil, and orange juice into a food processor and combine until desired consistency. Serve with raw zucchini slices.