May 29, 2020July 23, 2020

Here is a side dish you can prepare in a snap using common household items. Take a look through the list of ingredients, do you notice anything that stands out? You may think that ingredients like honey and cinnamon are reserved for sweet foods, but they have their place in savoury foods too. Many cuisines are created by carefully balancing out flavours that tickle our tastebuds. Salty, sweet, sour and spicy are the predominant flavour categories that are used in everyday cooking. Create this recipe then taste your creation. Really taste your food and become a chef. Perhaps you would like the salad to be saltier, sweeter, more sour or spicier. What could you add next time?

Yield: 4 servings
Preparation Time: About 20 minutes

Digging Around

Do we have all 4 flavour categories in this recipe?
Can you distinguish the salty, sweet, sour and spicy flavours?

INGREDIENT LIST

2 large carrots, peeled and grated

DRESSING

1 clove garlic, minced
½ tsp (2mL) sea salt
¼ tsp (1mL) cinnamon
¼ tsp (1mL) cumin
¼ tsp (1mL) paprika
¼ tsp (1mL) chilli powder
1 large lemon, juiced
1 spoonful of liquid honey
2 tbsp (30mL) extra virgin olive oil

EQUIPMENT LIST

Vegetable peeler
Box grater
Garlic press or micro-plane
Measuring spoons
Spoon
Juicer of reamer
Small knife
Jar with lid
Medium-sized bowl

METHOD

Peel the carrots then grate on the large holes of a box greater. Place in a medium-sized bowl.
Measure all the dressing ingredients into a jar that has a tight fitting lid. Screw the lid on tightly and give it a shake until well combined.
Pour the dressing over the carrots and combine well.
Taste and add more salt or honey if necessary.

SKILLS

STEP-BY-STEP – MOROCCAN CARROT SALAD!

STEP 1
Gather your ingredients.

STEP 2
Grate the carrots. Feel free to leave the carrot skin on, just make sure to thoroughly wash it. The skin and the layer just under the skin of a vegetable is packed full of nutrition, and is edible and tasty.

STEP 3
Slide Fred under the box grater to catch all the shredded carrots and transfer it to the bowl without making a big mess!

STEP 4
Grate garlic and place inside a jar.

STEP 5
Measure all the spices and add it to the dressing jar.

STEP 6
Juice the lemon, remember to discard the seeds.

STEP 7
Add honey & olive oil. If you want to accurately measure using your measuring spoon, measure the olive oil first then your honey – that way, the spoon is greasy and the honey will slide right out.