Name: Shaved Carrots with Charred Dates
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb. purple or orange carrots, trimmed, scrubbed, shaved on a mandoline or very thinly sliced into rounds; Kosher salt; 3 large blood oranges or 2 small grapefruits; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice; 2 Tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar; 10 Medjool dates; Tarragon leaves (for serving)

Coins of purple carrots in a grey stone bowl tossed with slivered dates and tarragon leaves.

Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

Crunchy tender carrots tossed in a tangy-sweet dressing meet soft and blackened dates for literally everything you want in one bite.

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