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Indian carrot salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Indian carrot salad

12 ingredients 4 openrecipes
Indian carrot salad

This is a beautiful, fresh, Indian-style salad with a zingy crispness that goes wonderfully with spicy lamb. The dressed carrots can be served on their own with some added apple or celery for extra sweetness and crunch.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

624
Calories
28g
Protein
49g
Fat
21g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 600 g quality coarsely ground lean lamb
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • sea salt
  • 500 g carrots (mixed colours if possible), peeled
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 1 small bunch fresh coriander, leaves picked
  • 1 small bunch fresh mint, leaves picked
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 3 shallots or 1 small red onion, peeled
  • 1 lemon zest and juice of
  • 1 heaped teaspoon freshly grated ginger
  • extra virgin olive oil

Directions

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By jamieoliver · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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