Slatit houriya Carrot and raisin salad

Name: Slatit houriya Carrot and raisin salad
Yield: Serves 2 (or 4 if served with another salad such as radish)
Cuisine: Tunisian
Ingredients: salt and ground black pepper, to taste; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp dark, runny honey; juice of ½ lemon; 1 tbsp raisins; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) carrots, trimmed, peeled and grated; 2 tbsp finely chopped flat leaf parsley leaves, to garnish

Preparation info

Serves
2
(or 4 if served with another salad such as radish)

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The North African Kitchen

By Fiona Dunlop

Published 2008

About

This simple salad is high in vitamins and makes an unusual starter as the sweet honey flavour comes through loud and clear. Dalila sometimes adds finely chopped tomatoes.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) carrots, trimmed, peeled and grated
1

Africa
Tunisia
Starter
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
North Africa
Mediterranean

Method

In a large bowl, combine the grated carrot with the raisins.
In another bowl, mix together the lemon juice, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper, and stir into the carrot and raisin mixture to coat evenly. Garnish with the chopped parsley.