• Granted, they’re not as well-known as the classic orange ones, but rainbow carrots are definitely worth incorporating into your cooking! From yellow to purple to reddish-pink, the health benefits of carrots are as varied as their colours. This rainbow carrot and almond nougat salad is a delightful healthy dish that’s as beautiful as it is tasty.

    Recipe by Jacques Erasmus

    Rainbow carrot and almond nougat salad

    Serves: 6
    Cooking Time: 30 minutes

    Ingredients

    • 750g rainbow carrots, washed
    • 25ml olive oil
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
    • 125g good quality almond nougat
    • 50g fenugreek or rocket microgreens, to serve
    • Dressing

    • 75ml fresh grapefruit juice
    • 25ml maple syrup
    • 50ml olive oil
    • 5ml (1 tsp) Dijon mustard

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C.

    2

    Toss the carrots with the olive oil, salt and pepper, and roast in the oven until tender, about 20 minutes.

    3

    Prepare the dressing by whisking together the grapefruit juice, maple syrup, olive oil and Dijon mustard.

    4

    Dress the warm carrots with the dressing and crumble the nougat over the salad. Top with microgreens and serve immediately.

     

     

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