Beet and carrot salad & cucumber and cumin salad

 

Recipe : Beet and carrot salad

Adapted from the same book as above

Both these salads were part of a larger meal, see here

 

Pomegranate molasses is a sweet and very sour sauce that lends an interesting tang to dishes, use sparingly at first and add more to your taste.

1 beet, peeled and shredded finely

1 large carrot, peeled and shredded finely

1/2 red onion, peeled and shredded finely

1 tbsp pomegranate molasses

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

3 tbsp olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Mix everything together in a large bowl. (If using a red beet, add last as the colour will bleed onto everything, unless you want a cerise pink salad, which is actually really pretty).

Recipe : Cucumber salad with cumin and mint

Adapted from the same book as above

1/2 cucumber, peeled and finely shredded

1/4 red onion, peeled and shredded

1/4 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp chopped fresh mint

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp olive oil

juice of half a lemon

Place the cucumber in a bowl and sprinkle the salt and cumin over the top. Mix well then add the red onion, mint, oil and lemon juice. Stir well.