Baby carrot salad with roasted lemon dressing
Prep
15m
Cook
20m
serves
4
Baby carrot salad with roasted lemon dressing
A superfood side dish of carrots spiced with nutmeg, pomegranate molasses, pumpkin and chia seed and served with rocket and feta.
Ingredients (18)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
- 1/2 cup (125ml) olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 500g baby (Dutch) carrots, trimmed
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 100g rocket leaves
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup coriander leaves
- 1 cup (200g) Persian (or marinated) feta
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Preheat the oven to 200C. Combine spices with molasses and 1/4 cup (60ml) oil in a small bowl. Season and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine sesame, pumpkin and chia seeds and set aside.
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2.Cook the carrots in a saucepan of boiling salted water for 5 minutes or until just tender, then drain, refresh and pat dry. Toss carrots in the spice mixture and place in an even layer on a baking paper-lined baking tray. Place the lemon, cut-side down, on the tray and roast the carrots and lemon for 10-15 minutes until slightly browned. Set aside to cool.
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3.Squeeze roast lemon juice into a bowl, then combine with garlic, mustard, honey and remaining 1/4 cup (60ml) oil. Season.
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4.Toss the carrots, rocket, herbs and seed mix with the dressing, then serve with feta.
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