Baked Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast, Party Starter Recipe
by Tarla Dalal

Experience a mind-blowing burst of flavours on your palate when you bite into this Baked Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast.

Made of hot dog rolls topped with a delicious mixture of white sauce, carrots and spring onions, this open toast gets its fabulous flavour from chopped green chillies and hot and sweet sauce.

Carrot and spring onions are by themselves a very successful duo because the contrast of orange and green stands out against the white sauce background.

While this gives the open toast an irresistible appearance, the herby-spicy-crunchy taste of spring onions and the juicy sweetness of carrots give it an awesome flavour. Overall, this is a must-try recipe, which you will surely want to repeat!

When had with a bowl of soup it makes a satiating mini meal.

Enjoy how to make Baked Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast recipe with detailed step by step photos and video below.

Baked Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast, Party Starter Recipe

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For Baked Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast
4 hot dog rolls
melted butter for brushing
3 tsp hot and sweet chilli sauce

To Be Mixed Into A Topping
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/4 cup chopped spring onions whites and greens
1/2 cup deseeded and chopped tomatoes
11 tbsp (3/4 cup) thick white sauce
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste

Method

To make baked carrot and spring onion open toast, divide the topping into 6 equal portions. Keep aside.
Divide each roll horizontally into two parts. Brush both the sides of each halve with a little melted butter.
Bake the brushed hot dog rolls in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 5 to 7 minutes.
Spread ½ tsp of hot and sweet chilli sauce evenly over each hot dog halve.
Spread a portion of the prepared topping on each toasted halve.
Bake them in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 10 minutes.
Serve immediately.

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per open toast

Energy	153 cal
Protein	3.3 g
Carbohydrates	23.5 g
Fiber	0.4 g
Fat	5 g
Cholesterol	2.5 mg
Sodium	26.6 mg

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Baked Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast Video by Tarla Dalal

Baked Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast, Party Starter Recipe with step by step photos

How to make thick white sauce

Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a broad non-stick pan, add 1 ½ tbsp of plain flour and cook on a slow flame for 30 seconds, while stirring continuously.
Add 1 cup of milk, salt and pepper powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, or till the sauce thickens, while stirring continuously.
Switch off the flame and keep aside.

For Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast topping

In a deep bowl, take thickly grated carrot.
Add chopped spring onions whites and greens. The combination of sweet carrots and crunchy spring onion works really well together.

Now add the deseeded and chopped tomatoes.
Add the prepared thick white sauce.
Finally, add finely chopped green chillies and salt to taste. Adjust the amount of chillies according to how spicy you want.
Mix well and your Baked Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast topping is ready! Divide the topping into 6 equal portions. Keep aside.

How to proceed to bake the toast

Divide a hot dog roll horizontally into two parts.

Brush the sides of each halve with a little melted butter.
Invert them and brush the other side of each halves with a little melted butter.
Bake the brushed hot dog rolls in a pre-heated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 5 to 7 minutes.
Invert them again and spread ½ tsp of hot and sweet chilli sauce evenly over each hot dog halve.
Spread a portion of the prepared topping on each toasted halve.

Bake them in a pre-heated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 10 minutes.
Repeat step 7 to 13 and make 4 more Baked Carrot and Spring Onion Open Toast.
Serve immediately. They taste amazing as it is!
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