Name: Carrot and barley salad with dates and raisins
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 300 gm pearl barley; 1 tsp each coriander and cumin seeds, dry-roasted, coarsely pounded in a mortar and pestle; 3 carrots, coarsely grated; 40 gm (¼ cup) pine nuts, toasted; 40 gm (¼ cup) golden raisins, soaked in warm water for 5 minutes, drained; 3 dates, pitted, cut into slivers; Juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange; ½ tsp sweet paprika; ¼ tsp turmeric; 1 bunch coriander, coarsely chopped; ¼ cup (firmly packed) flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped; 1 tsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil