Moroccan Carrot and Goat Cheese Sandwiches with Green Olive Tapenade Recipe

Moroccan Carrot and Goat Cheese Sandwiches with Green Olive Tapenade Recipe

  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 1/2 lb medium carrots (8)
  • 1 1/4 cups green olives (6 to 7 oz) such as Cerignola or picholine, pitted
  • 3 tablespoons drained bottled capers, rinsed
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 flat anchovy fillet, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 12 slices good-quality pumpernickel sandwich bread
  • 6 oz soft mild goat cheese (3/4 cup) at room temperature
  • Special equipment: an adjustable-blade slicer
  1. Whisk together sugar, lemon juice, spices, salt, and oil in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Halve carrots crosswise on a long diagonal, then, starting from diagonal ends, cut into 1/16-inch-thick slices using slicer. Cook carrots in a 4- to 5-quart pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 45 seconds. Drain well in a colander and immediately toss with dressing. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally, then marinate, covered and chilled, at least 4 hours.
  3. Pulse olives with capers, parsley, anchovy, zest, lemon juice, and pepper in a food processor until coarsely chopped, then scrape down side of bowl with a rubber spatula. Pulsing motor, add oil in a slow stream and continue to pulse until mixture is finely chopped (do not pulse to a paste).
  4. Spread tapenade on 6 slices of bread and goat cheese on remaining 6 slices, then make sandwiches with carrots.
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