This is one of the most fantastic salads. It is borrowed from Smitten Kitchen and only slightly modified, it is *kick arse*.
Please give it a try, what a wonderfully healthy, hearty, filling meal. It was our main course - well that and a side of Finding Nemo.
- This message has been approved by my boss, Indigo.
Delightfully borrowed and will be heavily used in our rotation: http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/08/roasted-carrot-and-avocado-salad/
INGREDIENTS
4-5 medium carrots, peeled & diced in 2 inch segments
¼ tsp cumin
2 Avocado's, diced
Olive Oil
Juice of ½ a Lemon
¼ cup pine nuts
Salt & Pepper
DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. In a roasting dish place your carrots and coat with Olive Oil, cumin, and salt & pepper (do not skimp!).
Roast at 400 for about 30 minutes, or until fork tender & brown. *About half way through add your pine nuts into the dish to toast them too.*
Remove from the oven and top your carrot & pine nuts with the Avocado, drizzle of Olive Oil, and fresh lemon juice.
Enjoy, this will also be our dinner Friday – My husband NEEDS to try this fantastic little creation.
Have I swayed you?
15 comments:
I love avacado and carrots but I never thought of having them together! It looks great.
What a beautiful, simple and healthy salad! I simply love the combination of flavours.
Angie
This looks so simple, tasty and beautiful! I love roasted carrots because I think the roasting brings out their sweetness. The texture must have been a nice contrast to the creamy avocado!
What a gorgeous photo! The recipe sounds fantastic.
I'm sure I'll get used to the new 'hood soon enough. At least the sluggish pace of life here leaves me ready for action :)
What a simple but very unique salad, I bet the sweetness of the carrot in combination with the avocado and pine nuts was outstanding! I will have to give this one a try!
So funny...I was just looking at a bunch of carrots in my fridge and wondering what I could do with them. I was thinking carrot cake, but this looks far better!
I will say one thing it is positively beautiful! the image of that salad makes me want to eat it! your carrots are perfect!
I am swayed indeed, but it didn't take much persuasion. Roasted carrots are like candy! I've never tried them, though, with avocado. Will have to remedy that! Thanks!
This looks awesome! I love it! The plate you put it on looks beautiful too!
Yum. I love this recipe! I would never think to add avocado to roasted carrots. It looks great.
Mmmm...this looks simple and very delicious...I loved it..:)
gorgeous colors, you can't beat a salad like this!
Now this is my kind of salad! I bet even Indigo loves it, too!
Delicious looking salad!!
Ohh this salad looks lovely!! I love avocado isn't it so rich in flavour!!
Post a Comment