Roasted Garlic and Carrot Hummus

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   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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   Line baking sheet with foil or parchment.

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   In a bowl, coat carrots in 1 tablespoon olive oil and spread in one layer on baking sheet.

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   Cut tops off of each clove of garlic (mine were still attached to the stem itself) and coat with a small amount of olive oil (a Misto sprayer works great for this).

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   Wrap cloves in foil and set on baking sheet with carrots.

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   Roast for 20-25 minutes until carrots are fork tender.

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   Carefully unwrap garlic cloves and allow to cool along with carrots until easy to handle.

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   In your food processor, combine garbanzo beans, roasted carrots, garlic (squeezed out of the peel), remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil, sea salt, and paprika until desired consistency is reached.

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   Add extra olive oil as necessary to thin out.

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    Yields 1 cup of hummus.

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    Recipe adapted from The Year in Food.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.