{"id":54676,"date":"2017-04-29T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/orientalischer-linsensalat-mit-karotten-dinkel\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T18:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:57:57","slug":"zaatar-roasted-carrot-spelt-and-lentil-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/zaatar-roasted-carrot-spelt-and-lentil-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Za’atar Roasted Carrot, Spelt and Lentil Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oops I did it again. Made another salad I love. Yes, more salad love! A spelt and lentil salad with za’atar roasted carrots, some tasty herbs and toasted almonds \u2014 cause every salad needs a little crunch. The dressing is made with eastern Mediterranean spices or shall I say Middle Eastern? Nevertheless, these are three spices in my spice drawer that I really love: cumin, za’atar and sumac. If you haven’t picked up the last two, I definitely recommend them. Sumac is a long time favorite and za’atar is my new favorite for roasting vegetables. I especially enjoy za’atar with carrots since it brings me one step closer to a loving acceptance of them.<\/p>\n\n\n

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No matter hard I try, carrots are not french fries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am keen on changing my relationship with carrots. They aren’t my favorite vegetable, but I have it ingrained in my head that I need to eat them. I hear my mothers voice now “eat your carrots, they are good for your eyes”. Big fail. I was one of those kids that got their first glasses at the age of 8. How embarrassing was that? Giant glasses. And that was the start of the 80s… meaning there were no such thing as cool hipster glasses. They covered half my face, were heavy and simply horrifying. So far from “cooldom” and “awesomeocity”. That wasn’t even thinkable for another 8 years, when I finally got my first pair of contact lenses. But of course, that was still the 80s and there was nothing cool about the 80s (loads of makeup, feathered hair, spandex, neon, tassle boots, acid wash…shall I go on?). Given all that, the music was pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall in love with carrots with this Middle Eastern-inspired spelt and lentil salad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So with that in mind, I have been eating my carrots, probably not as much as some, but I really do try. Which is what led me to a recent raw carrot and beet slaw which I truly love and this super delicious spelt and lentil salad with za’atar roasted carrots. It’s so flavourful, I think you’re going to love it too.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00c0 la carte or as a tasty side<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since there isn’t so much green in this salad, I would suggest serving it as a side. Or go for it and serve it as a main for two. As a side, it would be great choice alongside a green salad with French Dressing<\/a> or saut\u00e9ed greens. Perhaps serve up a little bread and tzatziki<\/a>, humous or baba ganoush<\/a> on the side. Or how about roasted eggplant<\/a> (with Za’atar of course!) or a baked sweet potato… or whatever else you just might fancy on this particular day. I enjoyed it \u00e0 la carte. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n

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Za’atar Roasted Carrot, Spelt and Lentil Salad<\/h2>
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