Cool Carrot Puree Recipes

CARROT PUREE

Steps:

• Place carrots in a medium saucepan, and cover with water.Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until carrots aretender, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving cooking liquid.
• Puree carrots in a blender or with a potato masher, addingcooking liquid as needed, until thinned but still chunky. Stirin salt, and season with pepper.

CARROT PUREE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add carrots and shallots; cook and stir 12-15 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Stir in garlic and thyme; cook 1 minute longer. Add water to cover carrots; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until carrots are very tender., Drain; cool slightly. Place carrot mixture, salt and pepper in a food processor; process until smooth.

CARROT, MANGO AND APPLE PUREE

Steps:

• Peel 3 carrots. Cut 1 mango into chunks. Halve and core 2 Granny Smith or Rome apples. Arrange the fruits and vegetables on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and roast in a 350 degrees F oven until tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Puree in a food processor until smooth. Let cool, then refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.

SWEET CARROT PURéE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large frying pan and cook the onions and sugar together for 20-30 mins, stirring from time to time, until very soft and dark golden.
• Meanwhile, boil or steam the carrots for 15-20 mins until very tender. Drain well and return to the pan. Add the caramelised onions and using a hand blender, whizz to make a smooth purée. Stir in the parsley and serve.

PARSNIP AND CARROT PUREE

Steps:

• Place the parsnips and carrots into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain; return vegetables to pot. Turn heat to low, stir in the chives and 3 tablespoons of butter.
• Begin to puree mixture using an immersion blender. Add 3 tablespoons of butter and continue to puree until mixture is smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

PURéED CARROT

Steps:

• Sauté 1 1/2 pounds trimmed and chopped carrot and 1 peeled and chopped onion in 2 tablespoons butter to soften, about 5 minutes
• Add 5 cups stock or water; boil, cover, lower the heat and simmer until carrot is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Cool slightly, purée and refrigerate.
• Garnish: Chopped parsley.

CARROTS WITH ALMOND PURéE

Steps:

• Combine almonds and oil in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook, swirling often, until almonds are just golden, about 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer almonds to a blender; let almonds and oil cool. Pulse almonds until finely chopped. With motor running, slowly add cooking oil, vinegar, sugar, and 1/4 cup water and process, adding water as needed, until just thinner than peanut butter; season with salt.
• Bring vinegar, sugar, coriander, salt, and red pepper flakes to a boil in a small saucepan; reduce heat and simmer, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Add carrots and let cool.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrots; cook, turning often, until golden and tender, 5-8 minutes. Add garlic and butter; cook, tossing, until garlic is golden, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon almond purée onto plates and top with pickled carrots, sautéed carrots, cilantro, mint, and sesame seeds.

COOL CARROT PUREE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a soup pot. Add the onions and sauté over medium-low heat until golden.
• Add the water with bouillon cubes, carrots, potato, and tomatoes. Stir in the bay leaves and seasoning. Bring to a rapid simmer, then lower the heat. Cover and simmer gently until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Allow the soup to cool to room temperature. Discard the bay leaves.
• Transfer the solid ingredients to a food processor, in batches if necessary, and process until smoothly pureed. Return to the soup pot. Or insert an immersion blender into the pot and process until smoothly pureed.
• Steam the broccoli in a large saucepan with about an inch of water until bright green and tender-crisp. Drain in a colander and rinse briefly with cool water. Stir the broccoli into the soup.
• Add enough rice milk to give the soup a slightly thick consistency. Stir in the dill, then season with salt and pepper. Let the soup cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled. Garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream, if desired, and a sprinkling of dill.
• Per serving:
• Calories: 172
• Total fat: 6g
• Protein: 4g
• Fiber: 5g
• Carbohydrate: 28g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 110mg

ROASTED-CARROT-AND-TURNIP PUREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the carrots and turnips in a roasting pan. Roast until vegetables are very tender, stirring frequently, about 1 hour. Place the carrots and turnips in a food processor with the chicken broth.
• Process until smooth, stopping several times to scrape down sides of bowl. (The puree will have a slightly rough texture.) Add salt and pepper to taste. Divide among 4 plates and serve immediately.

WILD RICE ROSTI WITH CARROT AND ORANGE PUREE

Steps:

• Place the carrots in a pan and cover with cold water then add 2 pieces of orange rind. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Discard the peel.
• Pure mix in blender with 4 tbsp Orange Juice. Return to pan to heat.
• Place wild rice in clean pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 to 40 minutes, until the rice is just starting to split but still crunchy. Drain.
• Scrub the potatoes and place in pan with cold water. Bring to a boil and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until just tender. Drain well, cool slightly. When cool peel and grate coarsely into large bowl. Add cooked rice.
• Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in non stick fry pan then add mustard seeds. When they start to pop add onion. Cook gently for 5 minutes or until softened. Add rice mix with thyme and mix well. Season to taste.
• Heat the rest of the oil in fry pan and add potato mix. press down well and cook for 10 minutes or until golden brown. cover pan with plate and flip over. then slide rosti back into pan for 10 more minutes to cook other side.
• Reheat the puree and serve.

EGYPTIAN SPICED CARROT PUREE

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, toast the almonds over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a work surface to cool, then finely chop. Add the coriander and cumin seeds to the skillet and toast, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a spice grinder and let cool completely, then coarsely grind. In a medium bowl, mix the ground almonds with the spices.
• Add the sesame seeds to the skillet and toast over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, about 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer the sesame seeds to the spice grinder. Toast the coconut in the skillet over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until golden, about 1 minute. Transfer to the grinder and let cool completely. Grind the sesame seeds and coconut to a coarse powder. Add to the almond-spice mixture and season with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
• In a large saucepan, cover the carrots with water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to moderate and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain the carrots and return them to the saucepan. Cook for 30 seconds over medium heat to dry thoroughly. Remove from the heat and coarsely mash the carrots with a fork. Stir in the 6 tablespoons of olive oil, the vinegar, harissa, ground cumin and ginger. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the carrot puree to a bowl and serve with torn pita, olive oil and the spice mix.