Mediterranean Carrot Salad

Name: Mediterranean Carrot Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons ground caraway seeds; 907 grams carrots, peeled and thinly sliced; 3 Tbsps cider vinegar; 113 grams 2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 teaspoon harissa; 118 milliliters kalamata olives; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 4 servings Salt

Need a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian side dish? Mediterranean Carrot Salad could be a super recipe to try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 295 calories, 7g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up garlic, harissa, feta cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine carrots, garlic cloves, and about 1/2 cup water in a medium pan over high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until carrots are just tender when pierced, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Carrot

Water

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Drain.

Meanwhile, in a glass measure, mix olive oil, vinegar, caraway, and harissa. Mash the cooked garlic cloves with a fork and whisk into dressing.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Olive Oil

Caraway Seeds

Harissa

Vinegar

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Whisk

Pour over warm carrots and mix gently to coat.

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Carrot

Add salt to taste.

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Salt

Let cool to room temperature.

Mound carrot mixture onto plates and surround with kalamata olives and feta cheese.

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Kalamata Olives

Feta Cheese

Carrot

Wine pairing: Peppery Syrah, with solid dark fruit, herb, and olive flavors. Best in our pairing: Stolpman 2003 (Santa Ynez Valley, CA; $25), Syncline Milbrandt Vineyard 2004 (Columbia Valley, WA; $22), and Qup 2004 (Central Coast, CA; $16).

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Fruit

Olives

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Flavor bridges: Bitterness in wine can balance sweetness in carrots, or, as chef Briwa puts it, "Bitterness can make things taste grown-up." The olive flavors you can find in a Syrah do it for this dish; herbal notes keep step with the caraway. Deep, concentrated fruit flavors in the wine soften the spicy harissa.

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Caraway Seeds

Carrot

Harissa

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Olives

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