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Cumin Spiced Carrot and Date Salad (And an Ode to the Beautiful Carrot)

Cumin Spiced Carrot and Date Salad (And an Ode to the Beautiful Carrot) by Chef Christine Moss. Photograph of the carrot and date salad, courtesy of Chef Christine Moss
Photograph courtesy of Chef Christine Moss

Connecting to our plates in a deeper way, Chef Moss shares her love of carrots, their origins and a recipe for Cumin Spiced Rainbow Carrot & Date Salad

There is just something about carrots — sweet, crunchy, earthy when raw. Tender and even sweeter when cooked. At the cafe we are

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