Recipes

Moroccan rainbow carrot and blush orange salad

Add a pop of colour and zing to your lunchtime table

February 2, 2021 14:32
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1 min read

Cook: None

Serves: 4 - 6

This salad has got so much going for it. It is fresh, colourful – in an orange sort of way - and really, really good for you.

I had some differently coloured carrots — purple, yellow and the usual orange - so I decided to use them for this, together with blush oranges, which I always buy in bulk when they're in their (short) season. 

The cinnamon, cumin and orange flower water (if you use it) in the dressing give it a Moroccan spin. Coriander haters, you can replace with parsley mint, or even dill. Or a mixture of the three if you have herbs to use up. 

If you don’t eat it all in one meal, it will keep well in your fridge for a couple of days. The nuts will lose their saltiness though. 

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Ingredients

For the dressing



1 tsp ground cumin



1 tsp ground cinnamon



1 tbsp runny honey or agave syrup



Juice of ½ a lemon (you may need the rest – taste it and see)



½ tbsp orange flower water (optional)



75ml extra-virgin olive oil



salt and freshly ground black pepper



 



For the salad



500g carrots, coarsely grated (best done with your food processor grater attachment) Use a variety of colours if you can get hold of them



3 medium or blush (or regular) orange, peeled, segmented & pips removed



50g raisins or golden sultanas



100g salted, roasted peanuts or any other type of nut



Garnish



A large handful of roughly chopped coriander



A handful of pomegranate seeds (optional)