This Portuguese marinated carrot salad is a flavour explosion ready to pimp every meal. It’s a fantastic side dish that you’ll make again and again.
Jonny should be the one writing this recipe as he appears to be totally addicted to this Marinated Carrot Salad. So far he’s had it with every meal, bar his morning porridge.
It’s showed up as a side to bangers & mash, his lunch time pasty, cheese on toast and even his weekend fry up.
Now whilst I don’t personally recommend pairing it with your Sunday Roast, if it floats your boat as much as it does his, then who am I to stop you.
The recipe itself hails from sunny Portugal, where our good friends Lenny & Jane live. It’s fresh, summery and very very garlicky. Perfect served alongside cheeses, breads and meats it’s a lovely salad that keeps for several days in the fridge.
And if you have a tonne of carrots left over, it’s worth checking out Kate’s awesome recipe for carrot jam. It looks just like marmalade but boy does it taste good! Great job Kate :)
- 6-8 large carrots
- A bunch of fresh coriander
- 50 ml red wine vinegar
- 100 ml olive oil
- 2-6 cloves garlic depending on the size of the cloves and your tastebuds!
- Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Peel the carrots and, keeping them whole, boil them for 8-10 minutes so that they are a little soft on the outside but still crunchy in the centre.
- Meanwhile, chop the coriander and pop in a large jar with a tight fitting lid. Add the vinegar, oil and garlic and shake well to mix.
- When the carrots are ready, take them out of the hot water with tongs, and slice them about 5mm thick. Add them to the jar and shake well in the marinade. The heat from the carrots will help them to soak up the flavours beautifully.
- When cool keep in the fridge. The oil may coagulate when cold so remove from the fridge about 30 minutes before you want to serve them.
Kerry @ Kerry Cooks says
So simple! And wow that is a lot of garlic – no winter colds for us!
Jane Sarchet says
Absolutely! just make sure that everyone eats some ;)
Janie x
Dom says
It sounds and looks so intriguing. I love carrots!
Jane Sarchet says
Go for it Dom (so long as you like garlic too!) :)
Janie x
Vanesther - Bangers & Mash says
Definitely making me a far of this. Looks delicious and we seem to be over-run with carrots at the moment, so just perfect timing. Thanks Janie!
Jane Sarchet says
Wonderful! Hope you enjoy it as much as Jonny does Vanesther!
Janie x
Lou Foti says
Fab recipe Janie, I’m sure I’d be as equally addicted as Jonny on this one. And an excess of carrots seems to be a regular occurrence around here. So so going to make.
Jane Sarchet says
So it seems! Enjoy Lou, and keep the breath mints close at hand ;)
Janie x
Karen says
LOVE this recipe, although I am so sad that Mr Grumpy was eaten Janie! :-) GREAT way to preserve carrots though. Karen
Jane Sarchet says
Haha, poor thing ;)
Janie x
Sylvia @ Happiness is homemade says
I love marinated carrots! They taste so different from when they’re raw :) Great salad, bookmarked for future :)
Jane Sarchet says
They really do Sylvia, and as they are only part cooked first they still have a little bit of crunch to them. Very yummy :)
Janie x
Fiona @ London-Unattached says
I wonder how long it will keep in the fridge? I like the look of this one!
Jane Sarchet says
At least a week Fiona, but it never lasts any longer than that with Jonny around ;)
Janie x
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says
F would love these. He likes marinated salads like these for his sarnies. Great picture to Janie.
Jane Sarchet says
Thanks Bintu :)
Janie x
Janice @FarmersgirlCook says
This looks delicious, I’m going to make this at the weekend.