Nutty Carrot Sandwich Recipes

PEANUTTY CARROT SANDWICH SPREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine peanut butter & marmalade; add carrots & raisins. Mix well.
• Use as a sandwich filling with your favorite bread or enjoy with crackers.

NUT AND CARROT SANDWICH

Steps:

• Mix carrots, walnuts (or pecans), olives, pimientos, garlic in a bowl.
• Add enough mayonnaise to moisten them well and hold the ingredients together.
• Fold in basil.
• Spread each slice of bread with a little mayonnaise and place the carrot/walnut mixture on 4 of the slices.
• Top with remaining bread.
• Cut in half and enjoy!

SPICY CARROT SANDWICHES (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat the olive oil.
• Add the carrots, garlic and caraway, season with salt and crushed red pepper and cook until the carrots are just wilted, about 4 minutes.
• Let cool.
• Spread the hummus on the bread.
• Sprinkle with the carrot mixture and dollop on the yogurt.
• Top with cilantro, season with black pepper and serve.
• Grill another piece of bread for each sandwich if you desire a topped sandwich. This is meant to be open faced.
• ***2 whole wheat baguettes (8-inch, split lengthwise and grilled ).
• can be subbed in for sourdough bread.

CARROT-NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 or 9x5x3 inches.
• Mix carrots, sugar, oil and eggs in large bowl with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients; pour into pan.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

CARROT CAKE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Lightly toast both halves of English muffin.
• Place shredded carrots in a small bowl and sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Spread peanut butter on one side of English muffin.
• Spread cream cheese on other side of English muffin. Top with carrots and sprouts. Put both sides together to make a sandwich.

MINI DATE NUT CARROT MUFFIN SANDWICHES WITH CREAM CHEESE CENTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spray 12 muffin tins with nonstick spray. In a medium bowl, stir muffin mix, bran, milk, and egg until just blended. Fold in carrots, dates, and confectioners' sugar. Be careful not to over-mix; the batter should be lumpy. Divide batter equally among the muffin tins. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool slightly before frosting.
• To make the cream cheese frosting, combine the softened cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and carrot shavings in a medium bowl; stir until well blended.
• Slice muffins in half, spread with the cream cheese frosting, and then sandwich together. Serve warm or at room temperature.