It has been about a month since my last post. Holy smokes, life has been busy! I walked in my graduate school graduation, had a celebration with family and friends, and simultaneously, work at the Poison Control Center started getting more intense. Busy, busy. But, now I am back to blogging and bringing you these delicious Moroccan Carrot Fries with Parsley Aioli and Feta Dip!
You know, usually I am not a fan of cooked carrots. In fact, I never eat them. Maple glazed carrots? Nope, I’ll pass. But these babies, these are something else. They are absolutely addicting! I forget I’m even eating cooked carrots because they don’t taste like it.
And the sauces? The sauces are everything. They make this dish so freaking good.Both sauces are very simple to make and only take a couple minutes each. The Parsley Aioli includes the herb itself, mayonnaise, garlic paste, and lemon juice. I have made homemade aioli in the past but I decided to take the easy route and just mix mayonnaise with garlic. But please feel to make your own!
Where as, the Feta Dip is a much healthier and lighter cheese dip that includes Greek yogurt for its creamy base instead of sour cream.
Trust me, make these and you’ll forget you’re eating carrots. The crunchy crispness of each fry will leave you wanting more and more and more. Until you realize that you’ve eaten all two pounds of carrot fries in one sitting…woops! At least you can walk away guilt-free, right?
Check out the recipe below and see just how addicting carrots can be!
Moroccan Carrot Fries with Parsley Aioli and Feta Dip
Ingredients
Carrot Fries
- 2 lbs of Carrots
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 Teaspoons Cumin
- 2 Teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Paprika
- 1 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
Parsley Aioli
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Paste or finely minced Garlic
- 1/2 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 2 Tablespoons Parsley finely chopped
Feta Dip:
- 1/2 cup Feta Crumbles
- 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper ground
Instructions
Carrot Fries
- Preheat oven to 425F
- Wash and peel the skin of each carrot
- Slice each carrot in half width-wise and then each half into thirds length-wise to create carrot sticks that resemble fries
- Toss carrot fries with olive oil, cumin, garlic powder, ginger, cayenne pepper, and salt
- Place on a baking sheet
- Bake for 20 minutes or until carrots have turned to desired crispiness
- Flip and toss carrots half-way through cooking at about 10 minutes
- While carrots are cooking, prepare the dips
- Once done, take carrots out of the oven and let cool
Parsley Aioli
- Mix together the mayonnaise, garlic paste, lemon juice, and parsley into a small bowl with a fork
- Serve and enjoy!
Feta Dip
- Place the feta crumbles, Greek yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil and black pepper into a food processor
- Pulse the food processor a few times until the dip mixture is well blended and smooth
- Add more olive oil if mixture is too thick
- Once mixture has reached desired consistency, take out and place into a small bowl
- Serve and enjoy!
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