March 18, 2010: Morocco-Inspired Carrot Salad

When our friends Mike in addition to Jo returned from a summertime trip to the Middle East, they kindly brought us dorsum a box of magnificent dates. (They're nature's caramel, people!) Then our latest vege box yielded one-half a dozen or to a greater extent than cute petty carrots in addition to I idea of a recipe that my dad's married adult woman Anne has served on a twain of my visits. It features lightly steamed carrots, which are dressed inwards a Morocco-inspired mix of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, around herbs in addition to spices and, of course, chopped dates. I emailed Anne for the recipe over luncheon in addition to she responded when she arrived domicile from work, merely inwards fourth dimension for me to conform it for dinner that night. I phoned them for a catch-up chat at 9, in addition to she was delighted to take away heed that we'd already managed to laid upward in addition to devour it.

Since I was working from the pantry I didn't convey everything required for the master copy recipe. I replaced the lemon juice amongst pomegranate molasses in addition to reduced the oil, in addition to used dried parsley for a fleck of light-green inwards lieu of the coriander. While it likely wasn't quite in addition to then fresh, it tasted great! I'm starting to wonder if there's anything, sweetness or savoury, that doesn't gustatory modality terrific amongst pomegranate molasses.

We ate this salad amongst around mixed light-green leaves in addition to simulated chicken kievs. They're based on this recipe past times melbedggood. Ours were pleasant enough, though around of the alterations I made didn't actually function - I'm looking forrad to blogging it properly inwards the time to come when I larn it right.

Morroco-inspired carrot salad
(based on a recipe at entertaining made easy)

300g carrots
2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
pinch of garlic powder
generous pinch of cumin
generous pinch of chilli flakes
salt in addition to pepper, to taste
4 dates, finely chopped

Peel the carrots in addition to spell them into thick rounds. Cook them inwards boiling H2O until merely tender.

While the carrots are cooking, whisk together the remaining ingredients inwards a medium-sized bowl.

When the carrots are ready, drain them in addition to add together them to the bowl, tossing them to coat them inwards the dressing. Serve!