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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 Cordeliah

  • A&M's Testing Notes: As Cordeliah 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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    Cordeliah'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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Made this salad for a Middle Eastern brunch. It was delicious. I cut the garlic to 3 cloves, and that was plenty. I only had 1 preserved lemon and that was enough. Maybe it says something about how fantastic it was, but 4 of us finished a good part of the salad that is supposed to serve 8-10. I'd say it serves 6. Yum!!!

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I finally just made this last night and am eating it now for lunch! Love it! I preserved my lemons months ago and made the Harissa 2 weekends ago because I couldn't find any locally. Thanks for the recipe!

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So, if "homemade" is possible for preserved lemons, how about a recipe?

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I just preserved four of them for 1 month and now they are ready to use. You need spring lemons with thin skins. Cut them into 8 wedges and roll them in sea salt or kosher if that is all you have. Pack them into a glass container. After 4 weeks they will be tender enough to cook with. Make sure you remove the insides and only cook with the skins. I rinse mine to get off the excess salt. Make sure you use a non metal container...meaning a glass lid and bottom with a plastic sealer. NO METAL. Walmart sells them as well as any good Kitchen Store.

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I'm happy that nutcakes asked a question about this on Foodpickle. I was fortunate that all ingredients were on hand. Loved it!

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I've got tamarind paste, and I've got meyer lemon marmalade. what do you think of substituting either or both for the preserved lemon, which I don't have.

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This looks absolutely wonderful, and I look forward to making it later on this week. Anything with preserved lemons in it perks me up with anticipation. I wonder whether a bit of fresh mint would be good in it instead of, or alongside, the cilantro?

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