- 400g bunched carrots
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 red pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 lemons
- 400g tin of chickpeas
- 11/2 tbso olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1.
Chop the green tops from the carrots. Give them a good soak. Scrub the carrots clean. Place the carrots in a food processor. Blitz till they're finely chopped and look like couscous. No food processor? Just grate the carrots and then give them a rough chop all over.
- 2.
Tip the carrot mixture into a bowl. Finely dice the red pepper. Fold it through the carrots. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Set a large frying pan over high heat. Add the chickpeas and 1/2 tbsp oil.
- 3.
Fry the chickpeas with a pinch of salt and pepper till golden and a little crisp. Add the smoked paprika and the cumin to the chickpeas. Shake to mix, then add them to the carrots.
- 4.
Peel the garlic. Grab a large handful of the leafy carrot greens. Chop the greens and garlic as finely as you can. Pop it in a separate bowl. Add the zest of both lemons. Set aside.
- 5.
Make a dressing with 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle it over the carrot salad. Arrange the carrot couscous on serving plates.
- 6.
Place the frying pan back on the heat. Add the carrot top mixture. Let it cook for 30 seconds, then add 1 tbsp oil. Fry the mixture till it goes a little crisp like Chinese seaweed. Add a little more oil if needed. Scatter over the top of the salad and serve.