Lebanese Carrot And Orange Salad Food

TRICOLORE SALAD WITH ORANGES

Steps:

• Place the shallots in a small shallow bowl and pour the vinegar over them. Set aside for 10 minutes to macerate.
• In a large shallow serving bowl, combine the radicchio, endive, arugula, oranges, and olives. Lift the shallots from the vinegar with a slotted spoon, sprinkle them on the salad, and toss lightly (discard the vinegar).
• In a 1-cup glass measuring cup, whisk together the lemon juice, mustard, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. While whisking, slowly add the olive oil. Pour enough of the vinaigrette over the salad to moisten well. Sprinkle with one more teaspoon salt, toss well, and taste for seasonings. Serve at room temperature.

MOROCCAN RAW CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days to allow the flavors to meld and permeate the carrots. Served chilled or at room temperature.
• VARIATIONS
• Moroccan Cooked Carrot Salad (Shlata Chizo Metbucha): o not grate the carrots, but cut them on a diagonal into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cook in gently boiling water until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water, and drain again. Toss with the dressing as above. **Moroccan Carrot-Orange Salad (Shlata Chizo):**Omit the cumin and add 1 1/2 teaspoons orange blossom water or 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, 1/4 cup chopped fresh spearmint, and, if desired, 1 tablespoon sugar or honey. **Turkish Carrot Salad with Yogurt (Havuc Salatasi):**Substitute 1 cup plain yogurt for the lemon juice.

MIDDLE EASTERN CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Put the orange blossom water, cumin, oil, lemon juice and some seasoning into a jar. Screw on the lid and shake well to combine.
• Tip the carrots and mint into a bowl. Pour over the dressing, season and toss everything together.

LEBANESE CARROT AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine carrots, oranges and raisins.
• Toss to combine.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
• Spoon over carrot mixture. Mix well.
• Chill several hours or overnight.
• Mix before serving.
• Note: preparation time does not include chilling time.

ORANGE AND RADISH SALAD

Steps:

• Wash the radishes, cut off the green tops and the roots, and grate the radishes into a glass salad bowl. Peel the oranges and segment them, reserving 2 tablespoons of the juice. (Remove all the white pith from the orange with a sharp paring knife and then, holding the orange in one hand, run the knife around each segment inside the membrane. Do this over a small bowl to catch the juice.) Place the orange segments in the bowl with the grated radish. Mix the remaining ingredients and the reserved orange juice together in a small bowl and pour the marinade over the radish and orange mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 30 minutes so that the flavors mix. Serve at room temperature.

THE WHOLE CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• For the carrots and lentils: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice half the carrots into thin slices with a mandoline. Reserve in cold water and keep refrigerated.
• Cut the remaining carrots into bite-size pieces or halve them lengthwise and toss with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil along with the cumin, coriander and fennel seeds, 1/4 teaspoon each of the Aleppo Urfa chile, 1 teaspoon salt and a little black pepper. Transfer to a baking sheet and cover. Roast for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and continue to roast until browned, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Cook the red onion with the remaining tablespoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the lentils, thyme sprigs and 2 cups water. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes on a simmer, adding more water as necessary. Season with freshly ground pepper, the remaining teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon each Aleppo and Urfa chile. Set aside.
• For the seeds: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Toss the pumpkin and sunflower seeds together with the olive oil on a baking sheet and toast them, raking every 5 minutes, for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Dry roast the sesame seeds either in the oven or on the stovetop until toasted. Add the cumin and fennel seeds and toss to combine. Turn off the heat.
• Mix all the seeds together with the Aleppo and Urfa and a little salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• For the pesto and yogurt: Blanch the carrot top leaves, garlic and parsley in boiling water until brightened in color, about 1 minute. Drain and rinse under cold water.
• Combine the blanched carrot tops, garlic and parsley with the olive oil, a pinch of salt and 1/2 cup reserved toasted seeds in a blender. Swirl the pesto with the Greek yogurt and set aside until ready to use.
• For the vinaigrette: Add the olive oil, sherry vinegar, honey, orange flower water if using, salt, pepper to taste and tangerine juice and zest. Blend until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• For serving: Drain the raw carrots well and toss with about a third of the vinaigrette in a bowl and set aside. Toss the roasted carrots with about another third of the vinaigrette. Toss the lentils with the remaining third of the vinaigrette.
• Set a large spoonful of the lentils in the bottom of a large serving bowl. Set a large spoonful of the pesto-yogurt mixture on one side. Pile the roasted carrots over the rest of the lentils. Top the roasted carrots with the dressed raw carrots. Sprinkle more of the roasted seeds on top and serve. Repeat to make more bowls.

ORANGE AND RADISH SALAD

Steps:

• Wash the radishes, cut off the green tops and the roots, and grate the radishes into a glass salad bowl. Peel the oranges and segment them, reserving 2 tablespoons of the juice. Place the orange segments in the bowl with the grated radish. Mix the remaining ingredients and the reserved orange juice together in a small bowl and pour the marinade over the radish and orange mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 30 minutes so that the flavors mix. Serve at room temperature.

CARROT AND ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Grease a 14 x 21 cm loaf pan; line the base with greased paper.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time; beat until combined.
• Stir in sultanas and grated carrot.
• Add sifted dry ingredients and orange juice.
• Spread into the prepared pan.
• Bake in moderately slow oven 1-1/2 hours.
• Stand 5 minutes before turning cake on to a wire rack to cool.
• Ice when cold.
• Icing:.
• Beat butter until creamy, gradually beat in sifted icing sugar.
• Add orange juice; beat until smooth.
• Excellent.

FRIED HALOUMI AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a roasting dish with 5cm warm water and place haloumi slices in it in a single layer. Leave at room temperature for 2 - 6 hours, or over night in the fridge.
• Thinly slice the chilli and place in a small pan with the garlic and half the oil. Bring to a gentle simmer for 2 minutes. (You don't want the garlic to change colour too much, you just want the flavours to infuse). Take off the heat and pour contents into a small jug, then add the reamining oil and the vinegar and leave this dressing to one side.
• Bring a small pot of water to the boil and add half the spinach and submerge with a wooden spoon. Keep the spinach in the water for 15 seconds then drain immediately into a strainer and refresh with cold water. Squeeze out excess water. Shred the remaining spinach with a shap knife.
• Take the haloumi from the soaking water and pat dry on kitchen paper. Heat a frying pan and add a few tablespoons of olive oil, then fry the haloumi on both sdies. Remove from the heat and place on 4 plates.
• Take the blanched spinach and pull apart to loosen it a little, then place in a bowl with the shredded raw spinach, orange sements, hazelnuts and sun dried tomatoes.
• Slice the water chestnuts into rounds about 5mm thick and add to the bowl.
• Stir the chilli dressing and add to the salad mix with a little salt and mix by hand.
• Divide the salad between the four ptaes and serve.

ASPARAGUS & ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Blanch Asparagus but leave crunchy.
• Dice Cucumber.
• Strain Oranges.
• Mix Olive Oil, Worcester Sauce, Sesame Oil, Garlic Powder and Italian Season in a mixing bowl.
• Add Asparagus, Oranges and Cucumber to the mix and mix thoroughly.
• Place into plastic baggie for marinating.
• Marinate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Serve cold.