Warm twice-roasted carrot salad
Ingredients
Roasted carrots and garlic:
- About 2 lbs. carrots, ends trimmed
- 30 ml (2 tbsp.) olive oil
- Salt to taste
- 1 head of garlic
- 15 ml (2 tbsp.) maple syrup
- 15 ml (1 tbsp.) harissa paste
White bean and roasted garlic purée:
- 2 cans (540 ml each) white beans, rinsed and drained
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) tahini
- 30 ml (2 tbsp.) olive oil
- 15 ml (1 tbsp.) lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
- Salt and pepper
Fresh crunchy topping:
- Olive oil
- 2 slices of bread broken into crumbs
- About 1/4 cup chopped shelled pistachios
- Pomegranate seeds
- Salt
Preparation
Roasted carrots and garlic:
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Set the carrots on a baking sheet.
- Drizzle olive oil.
- Add salt.
- Mix to coat.
- Cut the top off the head of garlic (about 0.5 cm) to expose the cloves.
- Place on a sheet of aluminium foil.
- Drizzle olive oil.
- Lightly salt.
- Wrap up the head of garlic.
- Set it on the baking sheet with the carrots.
- Roast for 30 minutes.
- Remove the head of garlic from the oven.
- Reserve.
- Transfer the carrots onto a cutting board.
- Let cool a few minutes.
- Cut the carrots in two, crosswise.
- Place in a bowl.
- Add the maple syrup and harissa.
- Mix to coat.
- Put the carrots back on the baking sheet.
- Bake another 15 to 20 minutes or until the carrots have caramelized.
White bean and roasted garlic purée:
- In a food processor, add the white beans, tahini, oil and lemon juice.
- Add the roasted garlic by pressing on the head to extract the purée.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Blend until smooth.
- Taste and adjust seasonings.
Fresh crunchy topping:
- In a pan, heat some olive oil.
- Add the bread crumbs.
- Sauté for about 5 minutes, until browned.
- Transfer to a small bowl.
- Add chopped pistachios and pomegranate seeds.
- Lightly salt.
Assembly:
- Spread the bean purée on the plates.
- Add carrots.
- Drizzle olive oil and add the topping.

