Moroccan Carrot Recipe

Middle Eastern Spice Market in Istanbul ( our last cruise)

Moroccan Carrots is one of my favorite side dishes; It is exotic, gluten-free, and fast and very simple to make. The first time I ever had this delectable dish was in a Moroccan restaurant, and it was love at first bite.

My husband and cousins at the Moroccan Restaurant

 Recently, my daughter-in law Wendy found a recipe that tastes like the real thing. 

I adapted the recipe to suit our tastes. 

The recipe is really simple, but it's all about the marinade! I serve it as a side dish but in the restaurant it was served as a appetizer as part of a trio with an eggplant dish and humus. They served bread to scoop it up. I brought my own romaine lettuce leaves and scooped away! The restaurant recipe also had a kick to it.. I don't like things hot, so I left out the hot stuff!


Author: Judee Algazi@Gluten Free A-Z Blog
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time:  10 minutes
Serves: 4 side dishes

Ingredients:

10 whole organic carrots, steamed and sliced into bite size pieces

Marinade:
Juice of one large organic lemon
2 cloves of fresh organic garlic, chopped fine
2-3 teaspoons of ground cumin
1 tsp of paprika
1 tsp sea salt
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup of fresh cilantro, chopped fine * ( If you don't like cilantro, use parsley)

Directions: 
Combine the ingredients for the marinade and set aside. ( everything except the cilantro)
Steam your carrots, slice them and pour the marinade over the hot carrots, add the cilantro and serve warm or at room temperature.

Steam Carrots Until Soft  ( cover with lid while steaming)
Set aside

                                                      Combine Ingredients for Marinade

Slice Carrots While Warm

Pour marinade over warm sliced carrots
Refridgerate and allow flavors to mingle 4-6 hours
before serving. Serve it cold..

                                                 May be served hot or cold ( I like it cold) .

The tangy lemony marinade mingles with the sweet carrots and spices to create a memorable side dish that can be enjoyed by those who are gluten free and vegan. The next time you are having company, why not serve this wonderful recipe along with an eggplant appetizer , and Israeli salad?  Have a little wine, some gluten free crackers and you'll have a light but filling Middle Eastern style meal.