Roast Carrot and Avocado Salad with Orange and Lemon Dressing
Need From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes.
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Oven
2
Parboil the carrots in boiling, salted water for 10 minutes, until they are very nearly cooked, then drain and put them into a roasting pan. You should flavor them while they're steaming hot, so while the carrots are cooking get a pestle and mortar and smash up the cumin seeds, chilles, salt and pepper.
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Salt And Pepper
Cumin Seeds
Carrot
Water
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Roasting Pan
Mortar And Pestle
3
Add the garlic and thyme leaves and smash up again until you have a kind of paste. The idea here is to build up the flavors.
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Thyme
Garlic
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Add enough extra-virgin olive oil to generously cover the paste, and a good swig of vinegar. This will be like a marinade, a rub and a dressing all in one! Stir together, then pour over the carrots in the pan, coating them well.
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Dry Seasoning Rub
Carrot
Vinegar
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Frying Pan
5
Add the orange and lemon halves, cut side down.
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Orange
Lemon
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These will roast along with the carrots, and their juice can be used as the basis of the dressing.
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Carrot
Juice
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Place in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden.
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Oven
8
While the carrots are roasting, halve and peel the avocados, discarding the pits, then cut them into wedges lengthwise and place in a big bowl.
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Avocado
Carrot
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Bowl
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Remove the carrots from the oven and add them to the avocados. Carefully, using some tongs, squeeze the roasted orange and lemon juice into a bowl and add the same amount of extra-virgin olive oil and a little swig of red wine vinegar. Season, and pour this dressing over the carrots and avocados.
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Red Wine Vinegar
Lemon Juice
Avocado
Carrot
Orange
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Tongs
Bowl
Oven
10
Mix together, have a taste and correct the seasoning. Call your gang round the table while you toast or broil your ciabatta slices.
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Seasoning
Ciabatta
Toast
11
Tear the toasted bread into little pieces and add to the dressed carrot and avocado.
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Avocado
Carrot
Bread
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Mix together, toss in the salad leaves and cress and transfer to a big platter or divide between individual plates. Spoon over a nice dollop of sour cream, sprinkle over your toasted seeds and drizzle over some extra-virgin olive oil.
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Sour Cream
Garden Cress
Seeds
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