孜然胡萝卜沙拉是摩洛哥 mezze 拼盘的经典凉菜之一，把煮软的胡萝卜捣碎或切丁，拌以孜然、大蒜、柠檬汁和香菜。这道菜在摩洛哥每张 mezze 桌上都可能出现，与已有的扎鲁克茄子泥和塔克图卡番茄椒酱并列。胡萝卜的甜与柠檬的酸、孜然的暖与蒜的辛形成平衡。冷食，色彩明亮，是开胃菜里最爽口的一种。摩洛哥的胡萝卜品种多为深橙色，甜度高，从秋季到春季都有。
胡萝卜甜软，孜然暖融，柠檬酸亮，香菜清新。冷食之下，甜酸平衡得恰好。
胡萝卜煮熟后细胞壁软化，释出β-胡萝卜素和天然糖分，更易被身体吸收。孜然的枯茗醛与胡萝卜的甜味相配，是整个北非的经典组合。柠檬的酸度防止胡萝卜氧化变色，也提亮风味。捣碎比切块更入味，因为表面积更大。
Variations
有的加一撮哈里萨辣椒酱增辣。用橙花水代替柠檬的甜版也有。加葡萄干增甜。
On the Palate
Where Moroccan Carrot Salad sits in the Moroccan flavor cloud
Ingredients
Serves 6How it's made
4 steps · 15 min
- 110 min
Boil 1 kg carrots 15 min until very soft; drain.
Watch outBoil the carrots until they mash easily — soft cells release their sweetness and take the dressing; still-firm carrot stays bland and crunchy.
- 25 min
Mash or dice; add 3 crushed garlic, 1 tbsp cumin, juice 2 lemons, 4 tbsp olive oil, 1 bunch chopped coriander, salt, pepper.
Watch outMash rather than dice and toss while warm — the rough broken surface soaks up far more of the cumin-lemon dressing than neat cubes.
- 35 min
Toss well; chill 1 hour.
- 42 min
Serve cold.
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