Spicy carrot salad

Most typical mezze selections served in restaurants across the city have some variation on carrot salad, which must include cooked carrot, oil, garlic and lemon juice or vinegar. This is pretty much the standard. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the details and these vary substantially.

In our mind, the best carrot salads are found in North African kitchens, where a potent chilli and spice paste blends with the natural sweetness of the carrot and gives it some serious