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Moroccan carrot salad

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Spicy and delicious, Moroccan carrot salad combines cooked sliced carrots in a zingy dressing. A perfect side dish, or as part of a mezze platter or buffet.

Let’s be honest, carrots aren’t the most exciting of vegetables. I know I’m guilty of relegating them to be an ingredient in something else, and don’t often provide an opportunity for them to shine. This fantastic Moroccan carrot salad redresses the balance and puts the carrots front and centre. 

A bunch of carrots.

Moroccan carrot salad via Israel!

The Moroccan Jewish community was once the largest in the Muslim world, but between around 1950-1965 almost 90% of them emigrated to Israel. Not surprisingly then, there has been a strong Moroccan influence on Israeli cuisine, and many Moroccan dishes are widely available.

This Moroccan carrot salad is one such dish, and it is certainly enjoyed widely in Israel. You can buy little tubs of it alongside the humous in supermarkets and corner shops. They’re good, but never quite as good as the real thing, lovingly homemade. Obviously.

Moroccan carrot salad close up.

Appetisers and starters

This carrot salad has developed a sort of ubiquity, in fact. There is a certain type of traditional restaurant in Israel, where when you sit down, they bring a menu and along with it an array of little saucers with dips and salads and things to whet the appetite. These usually include olives, humous, chopped salad, pickles, and more often than not, Moroccan carrot salad.

If you’re lucky, and the restaurant you choose is in an area dense with such establishments, you may find that they have entered into an unending game of one-upmanship, whereby they compete as to which restaurant can provide the widest range of tasty pre-dinner tidbits. You almost don’t need dinner once you’ve noshed them all. Yum.

Moroccan carrot salad in a bowl.

What is Moroccan carrot salad?

Moroccan carrot salad consists of cooked, sliced carrots, in a spicy dressing, usually with some chopped herb or other for a bit of greenery. I’ve had versions which were extremely sharp, almost sour. And others that were ridiculously sweet. Some with no chopped herbs, others with an abundance. One restaurant version was almost inedibly salty. There is no single recipe for this delightful dish.

To make this Moroccan carrot salad recipe you will need:

  • carrots
  • olive oil
  • white wine vinegar 
  • garlic
  • spices – cumin, smoked paprika, ginger, black pepper, cayenne
  • salt
  • fresh parsley

Serve this salad while the carrots are still warm and it’s incredibly delicious! Sweet discs of carrot, smothered in garlicky, spicy dressing and the fresh herbiness of the parsley. YUM!

Moroccan carrot salad with serving spoon.

Tinker and adjust

The recipe for Moroccan carrots that I give below is based on one that came to me on a scrap of paper, from a friend at university. I’ve no idea where she got it from originally.

I’ve tinkered with her recipe – adjusting the spices to suit my taste, and adding some chopped parsley where before there was none. I like this version very much, and apparently so does DH. We managed to eat a whole bowlful – nearly 500g of carrots – between the two of us. As a side dish!

So, while I’d say that this serves 4 as a side dish, that does rather depend on your enthusiasm!

Moroccan carrot salad.Spicy and delicious, Moroccan carrot salad combines cooked sliced carrots in a zingy dressing. A perfect side dish, or as part of a mezze platter or buffet.

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Moroccan carrot salad with serving spoon.

Moroccan carrot salad

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Spicy and delicious, Moroccan carrot salad combines cooked sliced carrots in a zingy dressing. A perfect side dish, or as part of a mezze platter or buffet.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Israeli, Middle Eastern
Servings 4
Calories 140 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 450-500 g carrots (approx. 16-18 oz, 7-8 medium carrots)
  • 4 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • pinch cayenne
  • pinch salt
  • 1-2 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley

Instructions
 

  • Peel the carrots and cut into slices 6-7mm (approx. ¼ inch) thick. Cover with cold water, bring to the boil, and simmer for around 5 minutes until just tender.
  • Meanwhile, whisk all the remaining ingredients in a bowl large enough to take the cooked carrots.
  • When the carrots are cooked, drain well, and add them to the dressing. Toss to coat, and leave to cool, mixing occasionally.
  • Serve warm or cold.

Notes

Approx. per serving: 140 calories, 14g fat, 1g protein, 4g carbs 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Moroccan carrot salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
140
% Daily Value*
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Keyword carrot, garlic, spice
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Comments

  1. Aida

    April 14, 2018 at 6:39 pm

    Moroccan here, it is indeed a Moroccan salad 🙂

    Thank you for sharing! To me this is the most “authentic” recipe I have found so far xx

    Reply
    • Helen

      April 14, 2018 at 8:51 pm

      Thanks Aida! That’s great to know 😀

      Reply
  2. Rachel Cotterill

    August 31, 2014 at 10:56 am

    I just love the idea of a Moroccan salad from Israel. I’ve never been to either country but this looks delish 🙂

    Reply
    • FFF

      August 31, 2014 at 8:45 pm

      Thanks Rachel. I don’t know how authentically Moroccan it is, but the Israelis certainly love it!

      Reply
  3. Jac -Tinned Tomatoes (@tinnedtoms)

    August 31, 2014 at 9:56 am

    What fabulous flavours I have to try this. Thanks for entering it into this month’s No Croutons Required. BTW I can only enter one per blog for NCR so I chose this one 🙂

    Reply
    • FFF

      August 31, 2014 at 8:44 pm

      Thanks Jac. Sorry, I didn’t realise the ‘one entry per blog’ rule. Oops! Been making so many salads this summer! Thanks for picking this one though 🙂

      Reply
  4. FFF

    August 01, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    Thanks Caroline! Glad you enjoy the blog. Delighted to know the original source of the recipe. Take care, H x.

    Reply
  5. Caroline

    August 01, 2014 at 10:41 am

    Hi Helen. Love the blog! I should say that the original recipe came from Claudia Roden’s book on Middle Eastern cooking. Looking forward to trying your twist on it! Shabbat Shalom, c

    Reply

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