Salad recipes: This Moroccan carrot salad is perfect to bring to a summer barbecue

This delicious salad is perfect to bring to a barbecue and will be a crowd-pleaser 

Make this Moroccan carrot salad your go-to recipe this summer

Moroccan Carrot Salad

recipe by:Nicola Crowley

This is an easy salad to put together and is a great crowd feeder. It keeps well too, so it’s perfect for lunches during the week.

Servings

2

Preparation Time

 60 mins

Cooking Time

 15 mins

Total Time

 1 hours 15 mins

Course

 Main

Cuisine

 Middle Eastern

Ingredients

• 500g carrots (or 400g carrots and 100g turnip)

• 30g fresh coriander, leaves and stalks chopped, plus extra to garnish

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin rapeseed oil

• 1 tablespoon harissa sauce or 1/2 tablespoon shop-bought harissa paste

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped preserved lemon (optional)

• 1 teaspoon sea salt

• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

• 2 toasted flaked almonds

Method

1. Peel the carrots (and turnip, if using) and grate by hand or in a food processor.

2. In a large bowl, mix the grated carrots with all the remaining ingredients except the almonds.

3. Leave for 1 hour (or overnight in the fridge if you have time) to allow the flavours to marry.

4. To serve, garnish with the chopped roasted almonds and extra coriander leaves.