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Portuguese Marinated Carrots which is sliced carrots, sliced garlic, seasonings and chopped cilantro in a blue bowl.

How To Make Perfect Portuguese Marinated Carrots

Grace Stewart
Learn how to make perfect Portuguese marinated carrots in a few easy steps! These carrots are bursting with incredible flavors!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course accompaniment, Side Dish, vegetable side dish
Cuisine Portuguese
Servings 4 people
Calories 122 kcal

Equipment

  • mixing bowl for combining all ingredients
  • large pot for boiling the carrots
  • Small skillet for dry roasting the cumin seeds

Ingredients
  

  • 4 carrots peeled and cut into discs at an angle
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil try a Portuguese olive oil for additional authenticity!
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar can sub white wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic sliced thinly
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped finely
  • ½ ts cumin seeds
  • ⅛ ts salt plus additional for salting the water
  • ⅛ ts black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Add peeled and sliced carrots and a bay leaf to a large pot of salted boiling water. Boil for about 10 minutes until the carrots are tender but not too soft or mushy. Drain, discard bay leaf, and set aside to cool.
    Sliced carrots and a bay leaf in a pot of boiling water.
  • While the carrots are boiling , set your skillet on medium low heat, and dry roast the cumin seeds for around 5 minutes, or until the seeds become a lovely shade of brown.
    Cumin seeds dry roasting in a skillet with a wooden spoon.
  • Whisk the oil and vinegar in a mixing bowl. Then add the dry roasted cumin seeds, salt, pepper, and garlic and stir to combine.
    Sliced garlic, olive oil, cumin seeds, salt and pepper in a glass bowl with a whisk.
  • Add the drained carrots to the mixture, along with the finely chopped cilantro, and stir to combine well. Taste and add additional salt and/or pepper if you like.
    Sliced carrots, sliced garlic, and finely chopped cilantro in a glass bowl with a yellow spoon.
  • You can have these right away, but they are best served after refrigerating the carrots for a couple of hours. Enjoy your PERFECT Portuguese Marinated Carrots!
    Portuguese Marinated Carrots which is sliced carrots, sliced garlic, seasonings and chopped cilantro in a blue bowl.

Notes

You can skip the step that involves dry roasting the cumin seeds, however I highly recommend you dry roast them because the flavor is incredible! 
You can have these right away, but they are best served after refrigerating the carrots for a couple of hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 122kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 117mgPotassium: 216mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 10329IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword Carrots, marinated carrots, Portuguese food
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