These carrot lox crackers are perfect for any special occasion. Salt-baked carrots after marinating soften up to create a lox-like texture. Use a piping bag filled with vegan cream cheese. Garnish with minced red onion, capers and microgreens for an elegant feel. This is a perfect one-bite vegan appetizer! Thanks to Star Market for sponsoring this post!

A plate of carrot lox crackers on a plate, against a dark background.

For the upcoming holidays, it will be just the two of us, socially distancing at home. I’m going to make it as festive as possible with food, movies, music and decorations. Connecting with friends and family online is a must. For food, this one-bite carrot lox cracker is first on my list. It’s easy to make, fun to assemble, gorgeous and delicious!

Ingredients for making a carrot lox appetizer.

How to make this recipe: A step-by-step guide

To make this appetizer, start with the right components. Carrot lox, vegan cream cheese (your choice), minced red onion, capers, microgreens or dill. Use Open Nature® water crackers and SignatureSELECT™ salt and pepper to season.

About the Open Nature® and SignatureSELECT™ lines

The Open Nature® and SignatureSELECT™ lines used in this recipe are available exclusively in Boston at Star Market stores. These include ACME Markets, Albertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Shaw’s, United Supermarkets and Carrs. Visit starmarket.com/exclusivebrands to shop online or find a store near you.

A measuring cup filled with salt being poured over carrots to make carrot lox.

Salt-baking carrots with no covering produces a firmer-textured lox that’s perfect for bagels. If you add foil over the top, you’ll get a softer texture, which is perfect for putting on crackers. I used SignatureSELECT™ Heavy Duty aluminum foil. It is perfect for sealing everything up!

A measuring cup filled with salt being poured over carrots to make carrot lox.

Step One: Cover the carrots completely with coarse salt. Cover with the heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake according to these instructions for carrot lox.

A piping bag with vegan cream cheese, piping it on crackers to make a carrot lox appetizer.

Step Two: Allow the carrot lox to come to room temperature after it’s been baked and marinated. I like using a pastry bag for piping vegan cream cheese onto the crackers. You can add whatever tip you’d like for a measured amount.

A serving board with carrot lox crackers being assembled.

Step Three: Add minced onion and capers. Top with the carrot lox and finish with microgreens or fresh dill.

A wooden serving board with carrot lox crackers being assembled.

If you’d like to have these again over the next couple of days … no problem! The carrot lox keeps well for up to a week in the refrigerator.

A wooden serving board with carrot lox crackers being assembled.

Assemble, serve, devour!

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Carrot Lox Crackers


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  • Author: erin wysocarski
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 30-40 crackers
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

These carrot lox crackers are perfect for the holidays. Use a piping bag filled with vegan cream cheese, then top with salt-baked carrots and garnish with minced red onion, capers and microgreens for an elegant feel. This is a perfect one-bite vegan appetizer!


Ingredients

  • one recipe carrot lox, using Signature Select® heavy duty aluminum foil to cover during roasting time
  • Open Nature® Water Crackers
  • one container of vegan cream cheese, transferred to a piping bag with any tip of your choice
  • 1/4 cup minced or mandolined red onion
  • 1/4 cup capers
  • 1 cup microgreens or 1/4 cup fresh dill
  • Signature Select® salt and pepper set, to season


Instructions

  1. To prepare for assembly, remove the carrot lox from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature.
  2. Place the water crackers onto a serving tray. Pipe each with some of the vegan cream cheese, followed by the red onion, capers and carrot lox. Top with microgreens or dill, and season with the salt and pepper.
  3. Serve immediately, saving any of the leftover components in separate containers for serving later.
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Salt Baked, Marinated
  • Cuisine: Jewish
Two hands holding a plate of carrot lox crackers against a dark background.

Thank you to Star Market for sponsoring this post. I had the opportunity to work with a plant-based selection of Open Nature® and SignatureSELECT™ products from my local Star Market in Boston. Check out your local family of Albertsons stores to see what’s available in your area.

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3 Comments

  1. Hi! At what temperature is the oven? And for how many minutes the cooking? Can this precedence also be used for other roots or tubers?

    1. Hi Cristina, if you click on the link on the recipe card in the post, it will take you to the recipe. This method also works with golden beets.