Moroccan Carrot And Cinnamon Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread pistachios on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in oven until fragrant, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool; coarsely chop.
• In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook carrots until crisp-tender, 5 to 7 minutes, adding raisins during last minute of cooking. Drain in a colander; rinse under cold water until cool.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together lemon juice, garlic, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, and cayenne; season with salt and pepper. Whisking constantly, slowly add olive oil.
• Add carrots, pistachios, and cilantro to dressing; toss to combine.

Steps:

• Peel the carrots and shave them into ribbons with a vegetable peeler. Put in a large bowl. Add the lemon juice, oil, raisins, coriander, cumin, cayenne, cinnamon and 3/4 teaspoon salt and toss to combine. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days to allow the flavors to meld and permeate the carrots. Served chilled or at room temperature.
• VARIATIONS
• Moroccan Cooked Carrot Salad (Shlata Chizo Metbucha): o not grate the carrots, but cut them on a diagonal into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cook in gently boiling water until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water, and drain again. Toss with the dressing as above. **Moroccan Carrot-Orange Salad (Shlata Chizo):**Omit the cumin and add 1 1/2 teaspoons orange blossom water or 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, 1/4 cup chopped fresh spearmint, and, if desired, 1 tablespoon sugar or honey. **Turkish Carrot Salad with Yogurt (Havuc Salatasi):**Substitute 1 cup plain yogurt for the lemon juice.

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in saucepan.
• Add red hots to water and stir until candies are dissolved.
• Remove water from heat.
• Add both packages of jello and stir until completely dissolved.
• Add strained applesauce and mix well.
• transfer mixture to bowl, 9 x 13 baking dish, or jello mold.
• Refrigerate until jello is well set (4 hours).

Steps:

• Place a steamer rack in the bottom of a medium saucepan.
• Add enough water to come almost up to the bottom of the rack.
• Place saucepan over medium heat. When water boils, add carrots, cover saucepan, and cook 5 minutes or until carrots are tender crisp. Drain.
• Place carrots in a medium bowl.
• While carrots are cooking, combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl.
• Mix well. Spoon over hot carrots, tossing until carrots are well coated.
• Chill several hours or overnight to blend flavors.
• Mix before serving.
• Cook time does not include chilling time.

Steps:

• 1. Using a mandoline slicer or very sharp knife, very thinly slice the carrots on the diagonal about 1/16 inch thick and put them in a bowl.
• 2. Put the cumin, paprika, cinnamon and cayenne in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until the spices are fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the oil and swirl the pan to mix. Add the lemon juice and swirl the pan; when the mixture begins to bubble, add the garlic and cook, swirling the pan, for 15 to 20 seconds, until the dressing is very hot. Pour the hot dressing over the carrots and toss with a large rubber spatula until the carrots are evenly coated and have absorbed the dressing. Add the parsley, season with salt and pepper, and toss until combined.
• 3. Serve at room temperature, with harissa, or refrigerate until ready to serve.