Description
Bright in color and flavor: a fresh salad of shredded carrots, dressed with olive oil, lemon juice and Moroccan spices. A healthy side dish that goes with everything.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds carrots, peeled and shredded in a food processor.
- 3 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley plus a few sprigs for garnishing
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 1 1/2 lemons)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or pressed (1 teaspoon)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Parsley sprigs to garnish
Instructions
- Put shredded carrots and chopped parsley in a large bowl
- In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, garlic and spices. Slowly pour in the olive oil, while whisking, to emulsify.
- Toss shredded carrots and parsley with the dressing. Chill for an hour in the fridge and let flavors meld.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Raw
- Cuisine: Moroccan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 91
- Sugar: 4.5 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 5.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9.9 g
- Fiber: 3.0 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg