Kurkuma-Möhren-Dip (turmeric carrot dip)
A bright orange raw carrot dip, the carrots finely grated rather than blended whole so the dip keeps a little bite instead of turning into a smooth purée, with turmeric and a pinch of black pepper to help the spice's flavour bloom. Blooming the turmeric briefly in warm oil before mixing it in is what keeps its taste from staying raw and dusty.
Prep5 min
Servings4
Christoph's turmeric carrot dip, the turmeric briefly bloomed in warm oil so it doesn't taste raw and dusty.
Ingredients
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Dip
- 250 g carrot, finely grated rounded
- 200 g quark or thick yoghurt rounded
- 20 ml neutral oil rounded
- 3 g ground turmeric rounded
- 1 g freshly ground black pepper rounded
- 15 ml lemon juice rounded
- to taste fine salt rounded
Dietary labels are a guide, not a guarantee. If you have an allergy, read the ingredients yourself.
Method
- Warm the oil briefly in a small pan or in the microwave, just until it feels warm to the touch, not hot.
- Stir the turmeric and black pepper into the warm oil. Let sit for 30 seconds, until fragrant and visibly golden-orange.
- Combine the quark or yoghurt, grated carrot, bloomed turmeric oil and lemon juice in a bowl.
- Season with salt. Chill for 10 minutes before serving, if time allows.
Notes
- Bloom the turmeric in warm oil before mixing it in. Turmeric’s flavour compounds are fat-soluble; blooming briefly in oil brings out a rounder, more fragrant taste than stirring the raw powder straight into the yoghurt, which tastes dusty and one-dimensional.
- Black pepper is not just seasoning here. It measurably helps the body take up turmeric’s active compound, and also rounds out the flavour.
- Grate the carrot finely rather than blending it. A fine grate keeps a little texture that a fully blended purée loses.
- It keeps for 3 days in the fridge, though the colour is brightest on the first day.
Ingredient substitutions
- Quark can be swapped for full-fat plain yoghurt or a plant-based yoghurt alternative.
- A pinch of ground ginger alongside the turmeric adds warmth.
- A drizzle of honey balances the dip’s earthiness if you like it slightly sweet.
From Christoph Mayer