A great way to eat carrots is to make a delicious carrot salad. Throw in a few fruit and nuts along with a sweet zesty dressing. This simple and easy salad takes less than 10 minutes.
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I cannot emphasize enough how easy and simple it is to make this salad. It takes two minutes to grate the carrots and another minute to make the dressing. Maybe another minute to source your raisins, cranberries, and nuts. So, that's about 5 minutes?
Ingredients and substitutes
- Carrots - The carrots, of course, are the stars of the show so buy fresh juicy tender carrots. The smaller ones are sweeter than the huge big carrots.
- Raisins and Cranberries - this is my choice of dried fruit but go ahead and change them to something you like. Try chopping some apricots, figs or even black currants.
- Nuts - I'm using pecans today but walnuts make a great choice too.
Step by step instructions
- Fruits - Place the raisin and cranberries in a microwave-safe bowl with ½ cup water and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds.
Tip - Heating it will make the fruit soft and juicy. Drain and set aside. - Nuts - Chop the pecans or walnuts into smaller pieces. Set aside
- Dressing - In a small mason jar combine the lemon juice, olive oil, and sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Close the lid and give the jar a good shake. Set aside
- In a salad bowl, grate the carrots using the large side of the grater. Add the fruit and nuts, followed by the salad dressing.
- Combine well. Enjoy!
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Quick Carrot Salad
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Ingredients
- 3 Large carrots
- ¼ cup (30 g) Pecans or walnuts chopped coarsely
- ¼ cup (35 g) Raisins
- ¼ cup (25 g) Cranberries
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper
Instructions
- Fruits - Place the raisin and cranberries in a microwave-safe bowl with ½ cup water and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds. Tip - Heating it will make the fruit soft and juicy. Drain and set aside.
- Nuts - Chop the pecans or walnuts into smaller pieces. Set aside
- Dressing - In a small mason jar combine the lemon juice, olive oil, and sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Close the lid and give the jar a good shake. Set aside
- In a salad bowl, grate the carrots using the large side of the grater. Add the fruit and nuts, followed by the salad dressing.
- Combine well. Enjoy!
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Tara
Yum! This would be a great way to use some of my leftover carrots. The texture sounds incredible with the raisins, cranberries, and nuts mixed in.
Veena Azmanov
Thanks, Tara. Definitely great way to use up left over carrots.