Cumin-flavored Carrot Salad

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb carrot, scraped, ends trimmed
• to taste chicken broth
• to taste salt
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons water
• 1 clove large garlic, mashed to a paste or put through a garlic press
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin, freshly ground
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika, preferably spanish style

Recipe

• 1 prepare several hours in advance.
• 2 place the carrots in a saucepan with a mixture of water and chicken broth just barely to cover. add a little salt. bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for about 10 minutes (more or less depending on the thickness of the carrots), until just done but still slightly crisp.
• 3 cool and cut in 1/4-inch slices.
• 4 in a cup mix together the vinegar, water, garlic, oregano, cumin, paprika, and salt. fold gently into the carrots.
• 5 marinate for several hours or overnight.