"This is an example of a Moroccan-influenced Israeli dish," says Charlie Carrington of Colours Kitchen. "The homemade harissa is addictive and is an easy way to add punchy flavour. This is a real crowd-pleaser – it looks and tastes impressive."
Carrot, orange and harissa salad
It tastes as good as it looks.
- 20 mins preparation
- 1 hr cooking
- Serves 6
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Ingredients
- 12 carrots
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups thinly sliced rocket
- 2 oranges, segmented and coarsely chopped
- 2 blood oranges, segmented and coarsely chopped
Harissa dressing
- 2 red capsicum, quartered, seeds removed
- 4 golden shallots, halved
- 1 head of garlic, cloves peeled
- 1 small red chilli, halved
- 2½ tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
Method
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C. For harissa dressing, stir ingredients in a saucepan over low heat with ½ tsp salt until very tender, turning occasionally (1 hour). Pass through a coarse sieve, using a ladle to force it through. Alternatively, pulse in a food processor until smooth.
- 2Meanwhile, thickly slice 9 of the carrots, drizzle with oil, season with salt and roast until slightly charred (35-40 minutes).
- 3Transfer roasted carrot to serving plate and julienne remaining carrots. Toss rocket and julienne carrot with about half the dressing (take care not to add too much – you don't want it soggy). Top roasted carrot with orange and rocket and carrot mix, and serve with remaining harissa dressing.
Notes
Drink suggestion: A skin-contact wine, such as the 2017 Brave New Wine Sunshine & Hercules riesling, from the Great Southern. Drink suggestion by Charlie Carrington & Anna Riou-lebret.
