Makes 1 3/4 cups (6 to 8 servings)

So good you may have a difficult time transferring it from food processor to bowl without making a serious dent in it. Serve with crudites, flatbreads or pita and salad greens, or as part of a meze-style spread. Drizzling it with oil to coat lightly before serving will prevent it from discolouring.

MAKE AHEAD: The hummus can be refrigerated for 5 days. Adapted from “River Cottage Veg: 200 Inspired Vegetable Recipes,” by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Ten Speed Press, 2013).

Ingredients

1 teaspoon cumin seed

1 teaspoon coriander seed

6 tablespoons olive or canola oil, plus more for drizzling

1 teaspoon honey

1 pound carrots, trimmed and well scrubbed

3 large unpeeled cloves garlic, smashed

Flaky sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Juice of 1 orange

3 tablespoons tahini (may substitute smooth peanut butter)

Steps

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Have a medium roasting pan at hand.

Toast the cumin and coriander seeds in a small dry skillet for about a minute, until just fragrant. Use a mortar and pestle to grind them to a fine-ish powder. Transfer to a large bowl; whisk in 4 tablespoons of the oil and all of the honey.

Cut the carrots into 1/4-inch chunks, then add to the spiced oil along with the garlic. Toss to coat, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Scrape the dressed carrots into the roasting pan and spread in an even layer; roast, turning once until the carrots are tender and just starting to char slightly around the edges, 25 to 35 minutes.

Cool slightly, then transfer the roasting pan’s contents to a food processor, slipping the garlic cloves out of their skins as you do so and scraping as much of the crusty brown bits, spices and oil as possible into the food processor. Add the lemon and orange juices, tahini and the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. Puree until smooth. Adjust the seasoning as needed.

Transfer to a serving dish and lightly drizzle with more oil.

NUTRITION Per serving (based on 8): 160 calories, 2 g protein, 10 g carbohydrates, 13 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 80 mg sodium, 2 g dietary fiber, 4 g sugar

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