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Fast Carrot Ginger Pate

September 16, 2012 by christine

Thankfully I’m feeling better today, less congested, and hoping to attempt a long run shortly. Keeping my fingers crossed! Yesterday I ended up doing a workout at home on our elliptical while getting engrossed in Forest Gump. Before I knew it, an hour had passed and I was saturated in sweat – whoops!

Hubby and I also buzzed around the house catching up on chores and doing a little seasonal deep cleaning sterilizing the kitchen, moving furniture to clean under and around, and even scrubbing the windows. Days like that make me thankful we don’t have a bigger house! But nice to clean all the pet fur from hidden places. I also made it to Whole Foods to pick up ingredients for a family gathering tonight to make one of my favorite raw vegan Ani’s cakes that I haven’t made in ages. The ingredients aren’t cheap, but worth it for special occasions on a recipe that I know will impress.

Then I got inspired to create another recipe for dinner last night that was super simple and tasty.

Fast Carrot Ginger Pate

  • 1/2 cup of almonds
  • 2 medium carrots, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. of grated ginger
  • 4 tbsp. of lemon juice
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup water, as needed

Place all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend to a chunky texture starting on low and slowly working the speed up while occasionally stopping to stir. Serve in wraps, sandwiches, on crackers, or as a dip. Makes 2-4 servings.

 

Because of the thick texture, it takes a little longer to blend on low and requires a couple stop-and-stirs. But the chunky texture is worth it.

For the wraps, I created large, thin zucchini ribbons with a standard veggie peeler and layered them like a nori sheet or collard leaf.

And shared the scraps with a zucchini-loving kitchen buddy.

I only added sprouted lentils to the wraps for a fast and simple dinner.

The pate came out great with a tangy and rich ginger flavor. And the texture was another plus because the chunks of almonds added a hearty crunch, a lot like chunky peanut butter.

It can keep in the fridge for up to 5 days for fast weekday meals, I think I’ll use the leftovers like a hummus-style dip for chopped cucumbers and bell peppers next.

Filed Under: Blender, Dressings & Sauces, General, Recipes Tagged With: almonds, carrot, ginger, zucchini

Comments

  1. Shannon says

    September 19, 2012 at 11:51 am

    Great recipe! I had a few carrots left from the garden and they became pate. Thank you!

    • christine says

      September 21, 2012 at 8:26 am

      Awesome, glad you enjoyed it!

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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