Rainbow carrot and almond nougat salad

March 11, 2014 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Rainbow carrot and almond nougat salad recipe

Granted, they’re not as well-known as the classic orange ones, but rainbow carrots are definitely worth incorporating into your cooking! From yellow to purple to reddish-pink, the health benefits of carrots are as varied as their colours. This rainbow carrot and almond nougat salad is a delightful healthy dish that’s as beautiful as it is tasty.

Recipe by Jacques Erasmus

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Rainbow carrot and almond nougat salad

Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 750g rainbow carrots, washed
  • 25ml olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 125g good quality almond nougat
  • 50g fenugreek or rocket microgreens, to serve

  • Dressing

  • 75ml fresh grapefruit juice
  • 25ml maple syrup
  • 50ml olive oil
  • 5ml (1 tsp) Dijon mustard

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

2

Toss the carrots with the olive oil, salt and pepper, and roast in the oven until tender, about 20 minutes.

3

Prepare the dressing by whisking together the grapefruit juice, maple syrup, olive oil and Dijon mustard.

4

Dress the warm carrots with the dressing and crumble the nougat over the salad. Top with microgreens and serve immediately.

 

 

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