March 28, 2016
(updated October 15, 2020)
What’s up doc? No really though! If food is medicine… and you’re the cook, YOU’RE BASICALLY A DOCTOR. Right? And when you’re making DELICIOUS and NUTRITIOUS food – that’s something to be so proud of.
I’m really stoked on this one, guys. This carrot dish was inspired by my trip last summer to London when I had the pleasure of eating at Ottolenghi’s restaurant. If you ever want to taste the most amazing vegetable dishes – YOU GO THERE. I was floored by so many of the unique and interesting flavor profiles I was tasting, not to mention the gorgeous and simplistic preparations they use. How could it not inspire someone to have more fun with their vegetables?
One dish that particularly stood out to me was a spiced carrot dish with yogurt. Now, being lactose intolerant… I could only try a taste – but when I did… YUM. Here I am nearly a year later, still thinking about it. Sidebar: How I miss yogurt sometimes!! OK, enough of lactose woes, after all… there there are wonderful ways around this predicament:
#1- TAHINI. While it’s not yogurt, like, at all – the creaminess is what I was after here. CHECK.
#2- NON-DAIRY YOGURT. Duh. But also challenging. I normally make my own yogurt to control the additive situation (so many products out there have dozens of additives!!). But I happened to find some delicious thick coconut yogurt at Whole Foods that I’m obsessed with – definitely check it out. It’s much thicker than I’ve made myself before, and only has a few natural ingredients, how convenient! It was perfection as an extra optional topping here.
Onto the flavors. Let’s take a gander at the RUB I used on this: paprika, cinnamon, garlic, dried parsley. And of course some sea salt and pepper. It doesn’t end there. The tahini sauce is mixed with just a little water to make it saucier AND yellow curry powder. The combo is HEAVEN.
Oh, and roasting carrots whole like this… makes it taste more amazing than any other method I’ve tried. I actually grew up hating cooked carrots because of the weird mushy texture and in my opinion, off-putting taste. I’d just eat them raw. It was not my thing, ask my mom. Then I moved to roasting them chopped up… much better. Then tried roasting whole and it turned my world upside down – DO IT. The texture is so lovely. And as it turns out, you get a lot more nutrients from carrots this way (even more than when eating raw!) – neat, right? Also, if you can find carrots with the greens attached – GRAB THEM! They taste similar to parsley and are a wonderful garnish, not to mention have a ton of vitamins.
Anyway, make this immediately! I can’t recommend it enough… or eat it enough, apparently.
serves 4
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6 comments
So jealous you got to go to Ottolenghi’s restaurant – somewhere I’ve always wanted to dine, and one of my favourite chefs. Love this post.. so beautiful.
Oh, Thalia – I do hope you get to dine there soon. The food is amazing! Thank You, darling! xo
i want to book a trip to Ottolenghi’s restaurant right now…. vegetable heaven! but instead making i can just come over and you can make these 🙂 the sauce with the yogurt+tahini+curry sounds delicious. and i roasted my carrots whole this weekend for easter too! a little tweak to the honey caramelized ones on my blog. but now i want to try your version! my eyes will see better because of it too. 🙂 xo
Ahhh me too! hehe – have you ever been to the restaurant? If you go to London, it’s a must.
I saw on your Instagram – those carrots looked heavenly! I made them for my family as well and it was a hit. Better to see you with, my dear!! xo
This is the prettiest carrot dish I have ever seen 🙂 And they sound incredibly delicious too!!
Thanks, Erin!! Always eat with your eyes first 🙂 xo