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Moroccan Carrot Salad with Harissa

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Moroccan Carrot Salad with Harissa

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by Sarah Shatz

Moroccan Carrot Salad with Harissa

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by Cordelia

  • A&M's Testing Notes: As Cordelia notes, this salad is all about tang and fragrance. It's one of those dishes that really wakes up your tongue: the garlic keeps on giving (in the best possible way); the harissa...

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    Cordelia's Notes: Classic Moroccan salad, zesty and tangy. It is best when you use not too spicy home made Harissa (Moroccan chili paste) and home made preserved lemons. But if you don't have the lemon you...

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Serves 8-10

  1. Cut the carrot to rounds about 1/2 cm thick.

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  2. Boil 4 cups of water and add salt.

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  3. Boil the carrot for 10 min until soft but still have some bite to it. Drain, let dry and cool.

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  4. Mix the carrot with the rest of the ingredients and let it sit in the fridge at least over night.

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  5. Before serving check and see if the salad needs more salt or vinegar.

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  6. Serve at room temperature.

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Blue_lagoon_iceland Reply

Made this with a mix of different colored carrots from my local farmer's market - was a bit suspicious of the preserved lemon but the overall taste was great: tart, spicy and fresh: http://epifurious.tumblr.com/post/15724364614/moroccan-salads

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Tried this - had great luck with it. I was using a blend of beautiful orange and purple carrots, and in Shanghai, I haven't ever found the right ingredients for Harissa, so I substituted a chipotle in adobo. I also added some black mustard seeds that I fried up. A very nice recipe to play with! We ate it both as a salad and as a vegetarian pita stuffing with some feta cheese and lettuce. We'll definitely be making this again. Thanks Cordeliah!

Lafond25 Reply

Tried this, but substituted lemon zest and juice for the preserved lemon and vinegar - so delicious! I'm always looking for new ways to prepare carrots (one of my fiance's favorite veggies) and this is definitely a keeper (he finished off the batch immediately). Thanks!

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good recipe

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