Apricot-Carrot Salad with Grapefruit Mint

Ingredients :

2 tbl Lime juice

2 tbl Red wine vinegar
2 tsp Ground cumin
1 tsp Sugar

Salt & white pepper to taste

1/3 cup Peanut oil

1 Grated ginger
2 Cloves (small) garlic, minced
2 TBS Grapefruit mint, chopped
1 lb Carrots
1/2 cup Dried apricots, slivered
4 lrg Romaine lettuce leaves

Method :

Make the dressing: In a small mixing bowl add 2 tablespoons lime juice to red wine vinegar.
Add ground cumin, sugar, salt and white pepper to taste.
With a whisk, stir in the peanut oil to form an emulsion, then blend in ginger, garlic and mint.
Allow the mixture to sit for one-half hour before using for the flavors to blend.
Peel carrots, then shred with a grater or the appropriate attachment in a food processor.
Place carrots in a large mixing bowl and add apricots.
Add dressing, tossing salad until well coated.
Spon salad onto large chilled romaine lettuce leaves, and serve.

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