Crushed Carrots with Harissa and Pistachios Recipe

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Increase the amount of harissa paste in this recipe if you'd like extra heat.
Increase the amount of harissa paste in this recipe if you'd like extra heat.
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Fresh orange zest adds a lovely tang to Crushed Carrots with Harissa and Pistachios.
Fresh orange zest adds a lovely tang to Crushed Carrots with Harissa and Pistachios.
45 min DURATION
15 min COOK TIME
30 min PREP TIME
4 servings SERVINGS

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to finish
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 10 large carrots (2-1/4 pounds), peeled, sliced 3/4-inch-thick
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • Grated zest of 1 orange
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons harissa paste, or to taste
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon, plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 3-1/2 tablespoons shelled unsalted pistachios, coarsely chopped
  • Salt and black pepper

Directions

  • Place olive oil and butter in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add carrots and sauté 6 minutes, stirring often, until they’re soft and take on color. Add stock, turn heat to medium-low, cover pan, and cook another 25 minutes, until carrots are completely soft and there is hardly any liquid left.
  • Transfer carrots to food processor, add 3⁄4 teaspoon salt, and blitz to form a coarse paste. Leave to cool, then add orange zest, garlic, harissa, half the lemon zest and black pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
  • Mix yogurt, lemon juice, remaining lemon zest, and 1⁄4 teaspoon salt.
  • Spread yogurt mixture on a serving platter and spoon carrot mixture on top. Sprinkle with pistachios, drizzle with a little olive oil, and serve.Find more delicious whole-food dips and spreads in Take a Dip!: Whole-food Appetizers.
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Carrots’ sweetness makes them popular in North Africa, where the combination of sweet, sour and spicy is used to make some unusually harmonious creations. Here, crushed cooked carrots make a sharp and hot spread perfect with a pile of warm pitas. Increase the harissa if you would like this very hot.

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