Moroccan Ribboned Carrot Raddicchio Salad - FOOD PHOTO SHOOT

[gringalicious]

I know, I know, the title is fifty miles long.

Sorry about that, but at least be glad that I didn’t make it as long as I could have. See, I always want to be super descriptive with you guys about the recipes I’m sharing and today’s recipe just happened to have a lot of star-worthy players in it. I actually could have made it twice as long. Something like “Moroccan Ribboned Carrot, Raddichio, Kale Salad with Tahini Blood Orange Dressing + Honey & Spice Nuts & Seeds”! Now that is quite a mouthful, right? So in reality you should thank me for sparing you that tongue twister. You’re welcome. 😉

So a few years ago I tried my first Moroccan spiced dish at Epcot with my mom. It was some type of couscous and chickpea thing, very yellow, but I fell in love with it. Ever since then I’ve had fun trying different flavors and traditional dishes that are similar and then creating my own fusion style recipes as well. Basically, I just love exploring the world’s flavors.

With Easter right around the corner and Spring arriving soon, I wanted to make something using a bunch of the fresh greens that I always seem to neglect. Tell me if this is just me, but do you ever walk through the produce section looking at all the variety and think, ‘How in the world does anyone use all these things????’ Well I used to until I started trying to knock off each untried item on my list. One that I had never tried before was Radicchio. On first glance it looks much the same as red cabbage, but once you cut into it you’ll notice it has a much more delicate leaf and the flavor has a little sharper bite to it. Also, the inner core can be quite bitter so be sure to cut around it for the best results.

I think this can be said about most typical American households, but growing up my family’s usual fruits that we’d keep on hand consisted of apples, bananas, and sometimes clementines or grapes. As for veggies, broccoli was about it, with the occasional head of iceberg lettuce or bag of carrot sticks.

Not gonna lie, most of my younger brothers and sisters still consider any vegetation in their meal as a garnish for eye-appeal rather than something to be consumed and I’d probably die of shock if I could get my dad to try a carrot based salad like this. Hey, but that’s alright with me, I personally enjoy eating the rainbow in a form other than Skittles and I genuinely love my veggies. If you’re not into vegetables then maybe we can’t be friends. I guess you’ll just have to go. Totally JK, lol. Please stay, I know I’ve got lots of brownies and cookie recipes that you might like so please feel free to check those out.

However, I’m guessing if you’re reading this far you probably have some interest in this recipe so let me tell you about it. I know it sounds ridiculously complicated by the title, but it’s actually fairly fast and simple. There’s no cooking required, minus toasting the nuts and seeds which takes all of about 3 minutes, so it’s quick. The prep is simply washing and chopping a few different vegetables and stirring together the dressing before you mix it all together and serve.

I thought this might be a nice new side dish to try on your Easter table this year. You could also throw in some chickpeas or other beans to finish this off as a light and colorful meal. Also, the veggies can be traded with any that you prefer. Carrots and kale aren’t your thing and you can’t find raddichio? No worries, you could even just make the dressing and spiced nuts to put on you’re favorite garden salad mix. However you want to try it, you definitely should give it a chance.

Moroccan Ribboned Carrot Raddicchio Salad + Blood Orange Dressing
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4 - 6 servings

Change up your routine garden salad with this colorful blend of textures, spices, and flavors.

Ingredients

Blood Orange Dressing:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium blood oranges, juiced
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
3 tablespoons honey (or maple syrup)
2 tablespoons tahini
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon garam masala
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh mint, chopped
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Spiced Nuts & Seeds:
2 teaspoons coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup pepitas
1/3 cup pecans
Salad:
4 large carrots, ribboned (about 2 cups)
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small head radicchio, roughly chopped
4 medium kale leaves, stems removed and chopped
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup finely chopped dates
Instructions

Blood Orange Dressing:
Combine all the ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake it very well to mix. Another method is to just mix it in a bowl with a whisk and both methods work fine but I usually go for the jar because you can then store it as it is in your fridge (-> Less dishes!)
Spiced Nuts & Seeds:
In a small skillet, melt the coconut oil over low heat. Add the spices, hone, and nuts and stir gently over heat for 3-4 minutes until toasted. Set aside to cool.
Salad:
Toss all the ingredients for the salad together in a large bowl.
When ready to serve add the dressing and toasted nuts/seeds and toss the salad to coat everything, or if preferred you can serve the dressing on the side.
Store the dressing and salad separately in air-tight containers in the fridge until ready to serve. It should stay pretty fresh like that for 2-3 days.

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Comments

[noboxes]

absolutely gorgeous food photography. You amaze me every day

[gringalicious]

Oh, so sweet @noboxes!

[mamaloves]

this looks like a fabulous idea. I hear blood oranges are really good, I must give it a try

[gringalicious]

Thank you @mamaloves!

[inoxkech]

don't give it a try go for it it's realy realy delicious

[introvert-dime]

Carrot contain a high amount of beta-carotene and also have fungicide falcarinol. The use of carrots in the fight against cancer is well documented. So, this salad is rich in nutrients.

[gringalicious]

I've heard that about carrots and cancer before, great info @introvert-dime

[j-alhomestudio]

Incredible! Even though I'm not really a healthy eater, I'm encouraged to try your recipe because of the cool presentation. It's very helpful for those on a diet. Thanks for sharing!

[gringalicious]

this is good stuff, whether eating healthy or not, I am sure you will enjoy!

[slimanepro]

Well done .. Creativity
The salad looks great .. well done on the pictures
Thanks for sharing

[gringalicious]

you are always so kind and supportive @slimanepro

[daryjean]

saludos @gringalicius no soy bueno cocinando y estas recetas me abren el apetito, se ve muy buena e intentare que mi mama me la prepare, de lograrlo se lo haré saber con una fotografía y mi opinión. dios la cuide.

[gringalicious]

muchas gracias por tus comentarios

[allthereisislove]

just made some blood orange cream-this time of the year they are just marvelous in taste-your post is absolutely delightful-00% up vote-thanks so much for sharing

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for taking the time to comment @allthereisislove

[allthereisislove]

really awesome work-very lovely and tasteful

[gringalicious]

you are too kind

[allthereisislove]

[hms818]

Looks really healthy and delicious!

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting @hms818

[russianbitcoin]

I like carrot))

[gringalicious]

good to know, thanks

[prydefoltz]

We pretty much had the same fruits and veggies growing up but add celery to the mix. Your salad looks absolutely beautiful. So bright and colourful:)

[gringalicious]

Oh, I really appreciate that @prydefoltz !

[prydefoltz]

Your posts are always so beautiful:)

[gringalicious]

thanks so much

[davidallenjones]

I only have two things to say after seeing these pictures my dear. Yummy and it is time for lunch! Love it.

[gringalicious]

I hope you have a chance to make this for yourself

[yasminep]

WOW! So fresh and delicious. I could eat this kind of food pretty much every day. Great post, beauty!

[gringalicious]

so kind, always, thanks so much @yasminep

[shadown]

Very nice post

[gringalicious]

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[diya28]

the fragrance of mint makes me hungry !

[gringalicious]

thanks for telling me @diya28

[coruscate]

Oh my that looks so fresh and flavorful! You are seriously so creative... I don’t know how you come up with so many brilliant recipes all the time. 😊

[gringalicious]

very sweet of you to say @xcoruscate, thanks so much!

[tomasbonillo]

Hey @gringalicious, great post! I enjoyed your content. Keep up the good work! It's always nice to see good content here on Steemit! Cheers :)

[geneeverett]

I’m gonna make this tomorrow👍
Thanks for the recipe friend!
Looks delicious

[gringalicious]

Oh, that's great. Enjoy @geneeverett!

[chanchalroy]

very good food

[gringalicious]

Thanks @chanchalroy!

[lord-geraldi]

Hmmmmm lezat... yummy :)

[gringalicious]

I'm so glad you like it @lord-geraldi!

[hanamana]

Looks so delicious.

[gringalicious]

Thanks @hanamana!

[ibrahim2020]

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[gringalicious]

Thanks

[thekitchenfairy]

That's a loooot of ingredients tho, pretty lady, although salt pepper turmeric and cinnamon is listed twice, so I guess fair enough 😂 would maple syrup makes the flavor different in a weird way, when combined with the rest?

[thekitchenfairy]

As opposed to honey, I mean

[gringalicious]

I actually did add maple and the flavor goes well with the rest. Thanks @thekitchenfairy

[thekitchenfairy]

Yeah, I saw in bracket you out maple just wanted to be sure as I find some dishes I cannot subs honey and maple without the flavor changing

Good to know

Thanks!

[basyir01]

nice work thanks for your post continued success

[gringalicious]

I'm so glad you like it @basyir01

[basyir01]

Thank you

[pariza]

Hey... @gringalicious. This is a delicious food recipe you shared. Great job. Always follow your activities. Thanks a lot for sharing with us.

[gringalicious]

Good to hear from you. Thanks for reading @pariza!

[tangerinetravels]

So many colors!

~Jordan

As I was responding, Maddie walked up and was like "Gringalicious? What'd she post?....Oooo her pictures are so pretty! Those blood reds are perfect."

[gringalicious]

Oh, that is the sweetest @tangerinetravels!

[bilalsj81]

wow amazing

[gringalicious]

Thanks @bilalj81

[bilalsj81]

I love to cook and eat different dishes. but I have not been able to do well on steemit with my posts. would you help me out? @gringalicious

[vwd]

Looks delicious and beautiful! I love colorful, tasty salads :)

[gringalicious]

Hey, @vwd. So great to hear from you, thanks for reading!

[blazing]

wow this salad is looking amazing and delicious too at the same time so nicely prepared thanks for sharing

[gringalicious]

It's my pleasure @blazing!

[erode]

The image which you captured are really amazing why can't you try out other like this food photography 😊

[gringalicious]

Thanks @erode!

[erode]

Haha thanks for replying 😁

[seifanlj]

You know what!
That was totally wonderful works, you just organized the content made the reader easily to stay, then about those ingredient, Lovely things and helpful information contained to other people, thanks @gringalicious, cause I will ask my wife to learn it and made the best one as tou did.

[sidrasaeed]

Nice

[sidrasaeed]

Nice

[mdmiraz]

It's so amazing post of food i like this item for salad love it😚😚😚

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting

[mdmiraz]

Your welcome

[famdutallas]

look's delicious @gringalicious

[gringalicious]

I'm so glad you liked it @famdutallas!

[famdutallas]

colorful salad

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting

[asridsyaref]

Wow so many ingredients..looks like delicious..

[gringalicious]

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[asridsyaref]

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[hayansool]

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[gringalicious]

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[nurmidirman]

Delicious and healthy salads..

[gringalicious]

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[olegas89]

Markovy salad looks beautiful. you can still add the beetroot is very tasty. I'm also going to show you the salad is simple and tasty. called tenderness. good post.

[gringalicious]

thanks so much @olegas89

[ximeta]

I love Morrocan dishes! 😍 Very colorful

[gringalicious]

I am thrilled you liked it @ximeta

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[faisalrajput]

Looks like yummy @gringalicious nice Recipe

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for taking the time to comment

[faisalrajput]

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i appreciate your kind words

[cutiepie]

wow everyone would love to eat that it is made with love : )

[gringalicious]

always so sweet, thanks so much @cutiepie

[aadi]

looks yummy

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting @aadi

[aadi]

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[luthfigreen]

So beautiful @gringalicious

[gringalicious]

thanks so much @luthfigreen

[cityslicker]

fantastic thing you shared today thanks for your secret recipe :)

[gringalicious]

you are so welcome and thanks so much for commenting @cityslicker

[starboye]

great salad you have made this is exciting and wonderful

[gringalicious]

always very kind, thanks so much @starboye

[ground2feet]

This so delicious! The pictures you take are next level its as if you can smell the orange and other flavors from them! Really enjoy your post! thank you

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting @ground2feet

[rafka90]

An interesting post for a friend thank you for sharing the recipe

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for taking the time to comment @rafka90

[rafka90]

You are welcome, friend