Carrot salad with yoghurt and cinnamon from Ottolenghi Simple (page 118) by Yotam Ottolenghi

Ingredients

ground cinnamon
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apple cider vinegar
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Can substitute carrots for baby carrots.

Where’s the full recipe - why can I only see the ingredients?

Accompaniments: Fried broccoli and kale with garlic, cumin and lime; Cavolo nero with chorizo and preserved lemon; Mushrooms and chestnuts with za'atar; Brussels sprouts with burnt butter and black garlic; Harissa and confit garlic roast potatoes; Couscous, cherry tomato and herb salad; Baked rice with confit tomatoes and garlic; Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with mint and cumin; Arnold's roast chicken with caraway and cranberry stuffing; Chicken Marbella

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Can substitute carrots for baby carrots.
jillianefoley on February 01, 2026

This was weird and very Ottolenghi but good! Not sure what the cinnamon is doing in here, we didn’t really taste it. But as a dill-and-yogurt carrot dish it’s delish. (My 6yo declared it “not good but not bad”)
Schooffiecooks on January 04, 2026

Used parsley roots instead of carrots, and oven roasted them instead of steaming.
lissabeebe on June 07, 2024

My aunt served this at a dinner party to RAVE reviews. She served the steamed and dressed carrots atop the yogurt mixture (instead of mixing the carrots and yogurt together) and topped with fresh dill. Fantastic dish and very pretty presentation
hlange on July 24, 2023

This didn't do it for me. I found it surprisingly lackluster for an ottolenghi dish
chefengineer on January 10, 2022

Unsure. Two pounds is a LOT of carrots, more than I had - I'll try again but will do the math and cut back the dressing to match the amount of carrots. I think that should fix things. My steamer was busy with some beets so I used the microwave to cook the carrots; worked fine.
Ro_ on September 02, 2020

I am just now realising that I totally forgot to put the cinnamon in this dish, oops. I think I made a bit too much of the dressing for the quantity of carrots I had as well. Maybe due to those two factors but I didn't totally love this dish, There's something about the combination of cooked carrots and cream/yogurt/oil which puts me off a bit. Maybe I should have steamed the carrots less, or maybe next time I'd try it as a shredded raw carrot salad.
raybun on March 25, 2019

I was really surprised by how much I liked this. Carrots & cinnamon, who would have thought of putting them together?! Went very well with a Simple vegetarian meal I put together.
Rutabaga on February 14, 2019

This is a good way to dress up carrots. I used small to medium-sized carrots, sliced lengthwise into halves and quarters, but they took much longer to steam than indicated in the recipe. After 20 minutes, I thought they were finally ready, but realized when I served them that they were still nearly raw. That was OK, but we would have preferred them to be a bit softer. Maybe next time I'll make sure the water is boiling more rapidly.
JennyHay on December 26, 2018

A very easy side for any meat. I served the yoghurt mix in a separate bowl as one guest was lactose intolerant. It still worked a treat.