12 Reviews of Spicy Carrot Salad

From: Lefora

On Oct 2, 2005

I altered this slightly because I wanted a hot meal. Using four small carrots, one courgette and a couple of slices of red capsicum, I prepared them the same except for the cooling period. I substituted fresh ginger instead of ground, sweet chilli sauce instead of chilli powder (had no chilli powder) and canola oil as I had no olive oil. When cooked, I just put everything in a bowl and feeling a little decadent, sprinkled a little grated cheese on the finished product. Not bad! The cinamon gives it a lovely aroma.

From: ~Leslie~

On Oct 18, 2005

This was an awesome blend of flavours. I always find carrots so boring....not this time! We thoroughly enjoyed this dish! Thanks for posting!

From: Liara

On Oct 24, 2005

Wow! this was great. I really loved this and I don't usually like cooked carrots. We've made this twice in 2 days. LOL. This will be made often and I wouldn't change a thing, except doubling the recipe next time. Thank you so much.

From: justcallmetoni

On Oct 12, 2005

I took a few liberties to make the preparation of this dish a bit quicker. First, a bag of baby carrots eliminated the need to do any peeling or cutting. I also added the dressing to the carrots while they were still a bit warm (without returning them to the stove) then let them sit an hour or so to soak up the dressing. Quite differnt from the more traditional cumin dressing - I really like the way the ginger and cinnamon played against the garlic and chili powder. I used Splenda in stead of sugar - but that too helped create the contrast that made this salad so flavorful. My carrots were paired with some leftovers of NurseDi's Morrocan Garlic Chicken and were the highlight of the meal.

From: K.Senko

On Dec 18, 2006

I liked this side, but my husband raved about it. It was easy and different. I will make again.

From: muslimah

On Feb 17, 2007

Really good. I subbed fresh ginger and used 1/2 the cinnamon. Added a little cumin and extra lemon juice at the end.

From: katie in the UP

On Oct 19, 2005

We had so many flavors on our dinner plate...this dish is great! Simple and good!! Thanks for sharing!

From: Kumquat the Cat's friend

On Oct 15, 2005

Oh my, this was totally delicious! I reduced the oil considerably, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly as written with a 16 ounce bag of baby carrots. Not sure what the soaking did for the carrots, made them moister perhaps? My guess is Toni's short cut would not affect the taste at all. After an hour I drained and reheated with sauce and we ended up eating it a bit warm. I served the 2 of us half the recipe and we both loved it so much that we finished the rest for seconds. Will be making this again. Thank you Caroline!

From: DIryshe

On Dec 23, 2005

My family didn't care much for this recipe. I think that we just like the natural taste of carrots. We may have liked it better without the chili powder. I am not sure.

From: Sackville

On May 31, 2006

Very easy salad to make and a beautifully coloured dish for your table. Would be great as part of a mezze spread. These carrots have a unique flavour compared to most, almost floral in some ways. I just felt it was a touch unbalanced but nevertheless I would try it again, making a few more adjustments to give this a bit more punch. Maybe reverse the amounts of cinnamon and chili powder or cut down on the cinnamon and add more lemon juice.