Add Moroccan flavor to your meal with this carrot and chickpeas salad—a perfect side dish.
Moroccan Carrot Salad
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 2 hr 15 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon orange peel
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Salad
- 1 bag (10 oz) julienne (matchstick-cut) carrots (5 cups)
- 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained, rinsed
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 3 tablespoons salted roasted whole almonds, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients with whisk until blended; set aside.
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Step2In large bowl, combine carrots, chick peas and raisins; toss to combine. Add dressing; mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally. Just before serving, sprinkle with almonds and cilantro.
Nutrition
310
Calories
11g
Total Fat
10g
Protein
44g
Total Carbohydrate
12g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 310
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 230mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 770mg
- 22%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 44g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 10g
- 39%
- Sugars
- 12g
- Protein
- 10g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 410%
- 410%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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