When we have a heavy main dish planned, I often like to include a lighter side to try and balance it a bit. I've been looking for a new carrot based side and I think I found the one I will use for sometime! Jeff was a little nervous when he saw it had raisins though...
Grated Carrots with Cumin-Orange Dressing has 7 simple and common ingredients that combine to make a refreshing and a little sweet side dish. As I have a food processor, I went ahead and grated my own carrots - but if you don't have one and want to speed things along, feel free to buy the pre-shredded ones. The dressing is a mixture of fresh squeezed orange and lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Toasting the ground cumin before hand brings the spice back to life and adds a slight smokiness. Golden raisins add another layer of sweetness and a different texture admist the crisp carrot strips. To my surprise, after no more than 3 bites, Jeff was quick to ask and make sure he could have the leftovers as a part of his lunch tomorrow! This will definitely be made many more times here.
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These flavors are right up my alley and it looks gorgeous too. I've never tried toasting ground cumin; I can't wait to see how it reacts. Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteyou know what ? yesterday I made an all bunch of carrot -cumin - orange muffins . they were delicious. you recipe sounds great too ...
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Yum! How very French!
ReplyDelete(I have a similar recipe somewhere that uses pineapple juice and ginger...)
Aside from my little golden nemesis, it sounds delicious! I had a friend make ginger lime carrots once and they were so refreshing.
ReplyDeleteAcme - Definitely play around with toasting cumin - I love the additional flavor it brings out.
ReplyDeleteSab - Carrot Cumin Orange Muffins? Do tell!
J.bo - Thanks! Where can I find that recipe!
Mebeth - hee hee.. you raisin hater!
my god, they used to serve this (minus the cumin) in my college dorm (UT austin)! thanks for the memories...lol!
ReplyDeleteI made this last night and added a pinch of cinnamon; it was also delish!
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