Serious Eats: Carrot Salad with Avocado

- Merrill

Today, I bring you another recipe from Serious Eats, which this past week proved an indispensable resource for Amanda and me as we made our way up the West Coast on our own book tour (one of the highlights: The Crumpet Shop in Seattle). Last week, Amanda extolled the virtues of the cubano mixto, but this time we're going highbrow, with ABC Kitchen's transcendent roasted carrot and avocado salad. We loved the technique of roasting some of the citrus before adding it to the tart-sweet dressing, and the smattering of crunchy sunflower and sesame seeds against a backdrop of sweet, yielding carrot and silky avocado, makes for a textural combination that keeps you coming back for another bite.

Carrot Salad with Avocado

Adapted from Serious Eats by Ed Levine; recipe from ABC Kitchen in New York City

Serves 4

2 pounds small carrots (3 to 4 inches, ½ inch thick), or large carrots quartered and cut into 3-inch segments, peeled (about 4 cups)
Kosher salt
1 orange
1 lemon
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 medium garlic cloves
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
1 avocado, cut into 12 wedges
2 cups mixed baby sprouts, herbs, and microgreens
4 tablespoons crème fraiche
2 tablespoons toasted sunflower seeds
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

See the full recipe (and save and print it) here.

Photo by James Ransom

merrill
I'm a native New Yorker with over a decade of experience as a private chef, cooking instructor and food writer/editor; I have a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu, as well as a highly practical BA in Comparative Literature (Italian and English). I live with my husband and daughter in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where we visit the farmers market most weekends.
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21 Comments on Serious Eats: Carrot Salad with Avocado:

There'sAlwaysPie added 4 months ago

I made this last week - absolutely delicious!

mollysmenu added 6 months ago

This recipe is also in a Jaime Oliver cookbook, so I am curious which chef actually created it!

pnavarro added 6 months ago

I made this salad this weekend - so delicious! I didn't have creme fraiche, but had some mild goat cheese that I crumbled on top. All the ingredients come together so perfectly. I will definitely make again.

saladpride added 6 months ago

gorgeous salad!
:D

denverdawn added 6 months ago

I'm thinkin' Thanksgiving (minus the creme fraiche) for the vegans in the crowd!

Merrill is a co-founder of food52.

added 6 months ago

My mistake! I must have pumpkin seeds on the brain...

jenniebgood added 6 months ago

This looks fantastic; cream (or "creme"), crunch, carrots, citrus - yum!

ATG117 added 6 months ago

This is one of my favorite salads and one of the reasons I adore ABC Kitchen. I never realized Seriouseats had the recipe, but boy am I thrilled to now have it in my arsenal. Thanks!

ATG117 added 6 months ago

This is one of my favorite salads and one of the reasons I adore ABC Kitchen. I never realized Seriouseats had the recipe, but boy am I thrilled to now have it in my arsenal. Thanks!

shoopee added 6 months ago