1. Peel the carrots and grate them with a coarse grater.

2. Wash the lemons well. Squeeze them into the bowl of grated carrots. Cut half a squeezed lemon into very small pieces with a knife (yes, including the yellow peel) and add to the bowl.

3. Thinly slice the scallions, garlic, and fresh pepper. Add to the carrots, together with the cilantro, salt, pepper and olive oil.

4. Mix well, taste, adjust seasoning and serve.

Recipe excerpted from Candies from Heaven, By Gil Hovav, Toad Publishing (2017)