Moroccan Carrot Salad

Submitted by Engrossed

"This is adapted from Claudia Roden's "The New Book of Middle Eastern Food". I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor combos. It tastes like a very fresh carrot cake without all the work...and it's healthy!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup raisins (black or golden)
• 1 orange, juice of (optional to soak raisins) (optional)
• 1 lb fresh carrot, peeled and coarsely grated (I used my peeler to make long ribbon like strips)
• 3 -5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 -2 tablespoon honey
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• salt and pepper

directions

1. If you wish you can soak the raisins in fresh orange juice for 15 minutes first. Then drain.
2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
3. Let sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour for best flavor.
4. Refrigerate leftovers.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

If I could give this more than 5 STARS for presentation, I would ~ When this dish of ribboned carrots is finished it looks OUTSTANDING! Being the raisin person that I am, I added more! HOWEVER, another time I'd like to use dried cranberries instead of the raisins, just to see who it'd taste ~ or half cranberries & half golden raisins for the yellow, orange & red colors! Anyway, thanks for posting this very nice recipe!!

 

[battlen3333]

Great recipe! I added almonds and frshly grated ginger!

 

[PioneerValleyGirl]

Vibrant and delicious. I used rainbow carrots and cut them into ribbons which made a gorgeous presentation. I didn't have orange juice, but did soak the raisins (golden) in the lemon juice while I was prepping everything else. The hardest part was letting it sit -- looking tempting -- for an hour, but it was better after the flavors had time to meld.

 

[MollyJ]

I liked this a lot. It took coaxing but even DS ate a bite and liked it. I used the minimum of olive oil and may cut it down even less. This is a great and interesting way to get some veggies into your diet.

 

[justcallmetoni]

A delicious rendition of carrot salad. Since my golden raisins were rather fresh and plump I was able to skip the first step and proceed from there. Decided to follow your suggestion and made the curls. Not only are the pretty they maximized the surface and let the carrots fully absorb the spices and citrus. My cinnamon and ginger were recently purchased in the spice markets of old Fez which only added to the nostalgic feelings evoked for me. I thought a touch of cumin would have been a welcome addition and given the salad a little contrast to the sweetness. Thank you for a wonderful lunch.