Recipe ingredients and directions:
Salade de Carottes et Pommes de Terre (North Africa)
(Boiled Carrot and Potato Salad)
Serves 6
3/4 lb (350 g) carrots
3/4 lb (350 g) potatoes
Salt
Juice of 1/2 lemon or more
4-5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
Pinch of cayenne
3 garlic cloves, crushed in a press or finely chopped
Trim and scrape or peel the carrots. Peel the potatoes. Cut both
into large pieces and boil in slightly salted water for about 20
minutes, or until they are very tender. Drain, then cut up the
vegetables, and mash them with a fork or potato masher. Beat the
lemon juice and olive oil with salt, cumin, paprika, cayenne, and
garlic and mix well with the carrots and potatoes.
Category: African Recipes
