- A 400g bunch of carrots
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 red pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 lemons
- A 400g tin of chickpeas
- 1.
Chop the green tops from your carrots. Give them a good soak. Scrub your carrots clean. Place the carrots in a food processor. Blitz till they're finely chopped and look like couscous. No food processor? Just grate your carrots and then give them a rough chop all over.
- 2.
Tip the carrot mixture into a bowl. Finely dice your red pepper. Fold it through. Drain and rinse your chickpeas. Set a large pan over high heat. Add the chickpeas and a drizzle of oil.
- 3.
Fry the chickpeas with a pinch of salt and pepper till golden and a little crisp. Fold the cumin and paprika into the mix. Fold through the carrot mix.
- 4.
Peel your garlic. Grab a large handful of the leafy carrot greens. Chop the green and garlic as finely as you can. Add the zest of both lemons.
- 5.
Make a dressing with 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle it over the salad.
- 6.
Place your 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.