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Greetings Chocolate
& Hummus Lovers!
Indulge in this decadent
hummus, made with roasted rainbow carrots, garam masala spice and
cocoa, a versatile treat that can be enjoyed in countless ways. Savor it
with fresh fruits and crisp vegetables, spread it on crackers or wraps, or use
it as the creamy base for a pasta sauce. For an elegant appetizer, serve it in
lavash bites with a bright purple cabbage and citrus slaw.
Chocolate hummus makes a great
appetizer and kids will definitely love it too. Put
it in a jar and you’ll have a delicious gift for family and
friends, pic. 7.
Roasted Rainbow
Carrots Chocolate Hummus Recipe:
Chocolate Hummus Ingredients (serving size 6):
1 Bunch rainbow carrots
Instructions:
Carrots: Peel
carrots with a vegetable peeler, wash, pad dry with paper towel and cut
them diagonally into 1-2 inch thick wedges (1
inch for the thick end of the carrot, 2 inch for
the thin end). Place carrots in a bowl, add olive oil, sea salt and toss
them well until they are evenly coated.
Roasting: Arrange
carrots on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or in a pyrex glass
pan and roast at 450ºF (pre-heated oven) for 20 minutes. Remove
carrots from oven and set aside to cool for 30 minutes, pic. 2.
Hummus: In
a food processor, add roasted rainbow carrots, chickpeas, cocoa powder, garam
masala spice, orange zest and orange juice, pic. 3, and process until the
mixture is creamy, pic. 4. You can add, some more orange juice if the
mixture is too dense.
Purple
Cabbage Citrus Slaw (serving size 6)
Ingredients:
1 Small purple
cabbage to make 3 cups shredded cabbage
1/4 Cup fresh Meyer lemon juice and 1 tsp. Meyer lemon zest
1/4 Cup olive oil
1/4 tsp. sea salt
Instructions:
Cabbage: Peel
away tough outer layers of cabbage. Cut cabbage into 4 quarters and remove the core
from each quarter. Thinly slice the quartered cabbage with a
knife or a mandoline slicer. Next, chop the thinly sliced cabbage into small
pieces.
Slaw: Place
cabbage, cilantro, shallots, Meyer lemon juice, orange juice, their zests,
cumin, sea salt and olive oil in a bowl, pic. 1 and toss them with a spatula.
Wraps
and Lavash Bites: Square Lavash is available in
most grocery stores. For a delicious wrap, spread a thin layer of chocolate
hummus on lavash square, sprinkle 2-3 Tsp. purple cabbage citrus slaw, roll it
up tightly and cut it in half diagonally, pic. 5. For lavash bites, slice your
vegan wrap into 2 inches bite sized pieces, place them on a
plate, sprinkle a dash of cocoa powder and a few rose petals
(optional), pic. 6.
Enjoy!
Chef Ellie Lavender
Plant-Based Mediterranean Chef
Culinary & Wine Pairing Instructor
Event Caterer
Lavender Design + Cuisine
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