Mey loves to bring goodies over and this carrot salad is my favorite. I asked her for the recipe and she said a little of this and this much of that. I had to experiment till I came somewhat close to hers.
Mey uses a mortor and pessel to grind the peanuts first, then adds the habanero ( each time she makes it the amount changes). Add the amount of heat you desire.
In the mortor, which now contains the crushed peanuts and haberno add a clove of garlic and crush.
about 2 tablespoons Peanuts - Mey likes the honey roasted.
Habanero- add as little or as much depending on the degree of heat you like
1 peeled clove -garlic
4 to 5 large carrots
1 medium tomato
1 lemon
salt to taste
Peel and shred 4 or 5 large carrots into a medium sized bowl.
Cut 1 medium sized tomato and add to mortor and crush.
Add the mixture of peanuts,habanero, garlic and tomato to shredded carrots. Mix well.
Juice 1 lemon and add to carrot mixture and salt to taste.
Once in awhile Mey will add anchovies. No salt required if you add them.
You can use regular peanuts instead of honey roasted. Add sugar the mixture to taste.
If someone makes this and likes it and shares- please remember it is Mey's original recipe.
This sounds so good and so different. I might have to make it for the 4th. Never would think of combining carrots and peanuts. Please tell Mey that if she has any other interesting recipes, I would love to see them. Thank you Mey, and Linda for posting this.
ReplyDeleteTonight she brought her famous ribs!! Oh Myra- they are the best.
DeleteThe slaw is excellent- start off with part of the habanero and add more for desired heat. Same with the sugar. If you don't have a mortor put the peanuts in a plastic bag and smash them with some sort of hammer.