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This Rosemary-Roasted Carrot, Garlic and White Bean Dip is a super versatile dip for lots of crackers, including our Chili Oil Rubbed Flatbread Crackers.
If this Rosemary-Roasted Carrot, Garlic and White Bean Dip looks like an old friend to all of you old friends of The Café, you're right. I served this delicious dip several weeks ago with my Chili Oil Rubbed Flatbread Crackers.
I love white bean dips, but wanted something a little more unique and interesting to go along with the yummy crackers. I also wanted something with a little pizzaz to serve with fresh veggies.
I roasted carrots and garlic with olive oil and sea salt. When the carrots were almost done, I added cannellini beans along with a few rosemary sprigs and roasted the whole works just a bit longer.
A whir in the food processor with lemon zest, lemon juice and more fresh rosemary resulted in a silky smooth delicious and nutritious dip. Coriander and a splash of Sriracha added the finishing flavorful touches. I think you'll find it perfect for snacking, or as a fabulous, light appetizer, and if you want to really WOW someone, be sure to make the Chili Oil Rubbed Flatbread Crackers to go along with it. I'll even borrow you my pretty blue plate if you'd like! 🙂
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Rosemary-Roasted Carrot, Garlic and White Bean Dip
Ingredients
- 2 15- ounce cans cannellini beans
- 1 cup peeled and roughly chopped carrots, (or use baby carrots)
- 4 large cloves garlic, peeled and left whole
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 2- inch sprigs rosemary
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400˚F. Line a medium size roasting pan or sheet pan with foil.
- Pour both cans of beans into a colander and rinse well. Set aside to drain while proceeding with recipe.
- Place carrots, olive oil, sea salt and garlic cloves in prepared pan and stir to coat. Place in oven and roast for 20 minutes or until carrots are almost tender. Add drained beans and rosemary sprigs, tucking the sprigs under the veggies a bit. Roast another 5 minutes then stir and return to oven for 5 more minutes, again tucking rosemary under the carrot/bean mixture. Remove from oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
- After cooling period, remove rosemary sprigs and place roasted carrot/bean mixture along with all other ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Puree until very smooth. If mixture is too thick, add more water, just a few drops at a time till you reach a spreadable consistency. Serve at room temperature with crackers and/or fresh veggies.
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YUM! I made this for a party this last weekend and it was a hit, big time. I ended up adding more Srirachia sauce just cause we thought it needed I bit more kick, but, I loved how it turned out. Thank you for sharing this one. It's going on my list of favorites. By the way, this was my first introduction to Srirachia sauce..where has this been all my life?? Love your blog!
Thanks so much Marnie for getting back to us about your results. I love hearing from people like you!!
What a lovely idea! I love a good white bean dip but never considered adding carrots! Now I'm like. duh ! Of course. Gorgeous recipe Chris 🙂
Roasted carrots sounds like a great addition - so creamy! Looks heavenly for a party or an afternoon snack!
Dips are a downfall of mine...especially when they are gorgeous like yours. So creamy, flavorful and healthy-lovely, Chris:)
Yum, great idea for healthy snacking which I'm going to need after this trip 🙂 lovely photos too!
I love dips! And this one looks delicious!
It sounds like a tasty dip.
I love this sip look perfec and delicious!!
This dip looks as perfect as your soup did:)
Ooh I bet this dip tastes fantastic. The combination of the beans, carrots and sriracha sound amazing. My family would love this dip.
We are in the midst of planning a birthday party for our oldest daughter. I am going to suggest this dip as one of the appetizers, it looks fantastic!
I love the combo of flavours in this dip! Rosemary...that's my favourite herb.
I think my very simple white bean dip recipe needs a makeover. Love everything you did here. 🙂
Every single word in this dip's title is enough to make my stomach growl! Gorgeous photos!
This dip looks and sounds AMAZING! A must make very soon. I only wish I had it in front of me right now - I am so hungry and not eaten dinner yet. Lovely!!!
Rosemary is a lovely herb, and I like the flavor a lot! Your dip sounds so delicious!
Ohh it looks so rich and delicious!
mary x
I am loving your carrot recipes. Just made your carrot soup tonight. Loved it.
Hi Chris, perfect pictures. Very professional, always enjoyed looking at all your beautiful pictures.
This dip look luscious, love the flat bread cracker. YUMMY! Lovely presentation too.
Have a great week ahead.
Saving this to serve for when my veg SIL comes over...I try to served plenty of food she can enjoy that that the rest of us would love too! This looks fabulous!!
yum, I love the smell of rosemary so much and I bet this would be just delicious.
It looked good before, but then you mentioned the sriracha and I was hooked. Yum, that sounds fantastic.
What a combination of flavors, this must be delicious! And I adore the blue tray and bowl!!Where do you find all your beautiful plates and bowls???
We do 'dips for dinner' all the time around here, and this one looks fabulous. I never would have thought of putting carrots in the dip--- I love the color they bring to it.
That sounds so delicious!
It looks great - certainly a wonderful addition to my lunch today 🙂 Love Sriracha - yum!
I can practically smell the carrots and garlic roasting away and the rosemary on top. I sometimes pop out to my garden just to have a little smell of all the herbs and the rosemary always gives the warmest welcome. Now I want to bake with garlic and rosemary!
This just looks so tasty and healthified too:D
OMG amazing flavors right here! So creamy and all that garlic and rosemary must make this one special dip.
Chris, you put all of my favorite things into one dip. Love this! 🙂