Tunisian Mashed Carrot Salad (Ummak Huriyya)

Tunisian Mashed Carrot Salad (Ummak Huriyya)

City: Danielle Minnebo

Ummak huriyya is a traditional Tunisian dish using boiled mashed carrots. I have been inspired by this dish
and added some of my own touches. I have roasted the carrots instead of boiling so the flavour of the carrots is
sweeter and more intense. I’ve also added toasted pine nuts to add some extra crunch and texture.

Ingredients

• 5 carrots, cut in half
• 3 shallots, whole with skin on
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp sumac
• ¼ tsp cracked pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Juice 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted

Method

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Line a baking tray with baking paper and top with carrots and whole shallots.Drizzle with olive oil and salt, then sprinkle the cumin, sumac and pepper over thecarrots only. Bake in the oven for 1 hour. Once baked, remove from the oven andallow to cool slightly.
• Remove the skin from the shallots, add them to a blender along with the carrots,olive oil and lemon juice. Pulse until you have a chunky paste, remove and add to aserving bowl.
• Drizzle with extra olive oil and scatter with toasted pine nuts and parsley.