Pic of Moroccan carrot purée

Moroccan carrot purée

Show ingredients

Salad dressings & dips

Moroccan carrot purée

Side Serves 5 25 min
Eat this easy spiced carrot purée as a snack – either as a dip with pittas, or spread on toast. Or try it warm as a side with duck or chicken. A very good way to use up a few extra carrots.

Ingredients

  • 500g carrots
  • ½-1 tsp harissa or 1 tsp paprika
  • pinch cayenne
  • 1-2 tbsp cumin
  • 3 tbsp wine vinegar
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • ¼-½ tsp ginger
  • few olives

Method

Prep time: 5 min
Cooking time: 20 min

  • Step 1

    Peel the carrots and boil in salted water until very soft.

  • Step 2

    Drain and mash with a fork, then stir in the other ingredients apart from the olives (or you could purée everything in a blender).

  • Step 3

    Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with olives.