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Thursday, February 4, 2010

moroccan carrot salad

Although I love lettuce salads, I want a little variety and carrots are especially good this time of year (unlike the greens which are usually shipped up from Mexico in February). This is spiced with Moroccan flavors of cumin, coriander, and olives.

It also reminds me of the French grated salads. I prefer not to use a box grater on this salad because it turns to mush (I like the crunch of carrots!) but if you have a device that does small julienne use it, I just pull out my sharpest knife.

moroccan carrot salad:
1 lb. carrots, scrubbed and/or peeled
1/2 shallot, finely diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 t. cumin
1 t. coriander
red pepper flakes
1 lemon, juiced
olive oil
olives
lime
cilantro
salt + pepper

1. Julienne the carrots. Place in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt. Add shallot, garlic, cumin, coriander, red pepper flakes, and lemon juice. Let rest.
2. Add olive oil to coat and adjust seasonings.
3. Garnish with olives, cilantro, and lime.
Posted by designSMITH at Thursday, February 04, 2010
Labels: carrot, cilantro, food, Morocco, real food, recipe, salad

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