Carrot, Avocado, and Orange Salad

Name: Carrot, Avocado, and Orange Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 30 or so similarly sized (each about the size of your pointer finger) young carrots, not peeled, 1/2 inch of the green tops left on; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds, toasted and ground; 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, toasted and ground; 59 milliliters extra virgin olive oil; 4 mediums garlic cloves, smashed and peeled; 3 ripe Hass avocados, chilled; 2 Tbsps freshly squeezed lemon juice; 3 tennis-ball-sized oranges; 1 teaspoon crumbled dried pequin chilies or red pepper flakes; 4 servings Maldon or another flaky sea salt

Carrot, Avocado, and Orange Salad might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 9g of protein, 37g of fat, and a total of 607 calories. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of another flaky sea salt, pepper flakes, tennis-ball-sized oranges, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and whole 30 diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Pound the garlic with a healthy pinch of salt in a mortar until you have a wet, fairly smooth paste. (You can also do this on a cutting board, chopping and mashing and chopping and mashing until you're satisfied.)

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Garlic

Salt

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Cutting Board

Mortar And Pestle

Put the paste in a large mixing bowl.

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Mixing Bowl

Add the cumin, coriander, chilies, and 1/4 cup of the olive oil and stir well, then add the carrots and toss well so they're coated with the oil and spices.

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Coriander

Olive Oil

Carrot

Chili Pepper

Spices

Cumin

Cooking Oil

Sprinkle on 3 healthy pinches of salt, crushing the grains with your fingers as you add them, and toss again.

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Grains

Salt

Put the carrots in a large shallow baking dish in one layer. Scrape out the extra garlic, spices, and oil from the bowl and spread evenly on top of the carrots.

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Carrot

Garlic

Spices

Spread

Cooking Oil

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Baking Pan

Bowl

Pour 1/4 cup water into an empty spot in the casserole (you don't want to wash off the tasty oily stuff) and tilt the dish so the water spreads across the bottom.

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Water

Cover the dish tightly with foil and put it in the oven. Cook the carrots for 25 minutes. Take off the foil and keep cooking until the carrots are lightly browned, and about as tender and creamy as avocado flesh, but not so soft that they threaten to fall apart, about 35 minutes more.

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Avocado

Carrot

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

While the carrots are roasting, segment the orange as you would a lemon. Squeeze the membranes into a small bowl to release the juice. Set it aside.

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Carrot

Orange

Juice

Lemon

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Bowl

When the carrots are done, take the dish out of the oven and let it sit until the carrots have cooled a bit but are still warm.

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Carrot

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Oven

Meanwhile, take the avocados from the fridge. Halve them lengthwise, remove the pits, and peel the halves.

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Avocado

Cut the flesh lengthwise into slices about the same size as the carrots—the slices should be sturdy enough that they don't break up when you toss them.

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Carrot

Put the avocado slices in a large mixing bowl and add the reserved orange juice, the lemon juice, the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, and a healthy pinch or two of salt. Toss gently and well with your hands. Push the avocado to one side of the bowl.

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Avocado Slices

Orange Juice

Lemon Juice

Olive Oil

Avocado

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Add the carrots a handful at a time, scraping and tossing them in the beautiful green liquid in the bowl before adding the next handful. Make sure to scrape out and add all the garlicky spices left in the baking dish. Toss it all together gently, being careful not to break the avocado slices.

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Avocado Slices

Carrot

Spices

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Baking Pan

Bowl

Stack the carrots, avocado, and orange segments on a platter or in a serving bowl so they're facing this way and that. Top with the cilantro and serve right away.

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Orange Slices