A great way to eat carrots is to make a delicious carrot salad. Throw in a few fruit and nuts along with a lemon juice and olive oil to make this simple and easy salad in less than 10 minutes.
I cannot emphasize enough on how easy and simple it is to make this salad. Check out the video above and you will see it really 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 Pecan today but walnuts make a great choice too.
Step by step instructions (pin)
- Place the raisin and cranberries in ½ cup water and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds. This will soften the fruit and make them soft and juicy. Drain and set aside.
- Chop the Pecans or Walnuts into smaller pieces.
- Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper in a small jar or little bowl. Mix well to combine.
- Grate Carrots using the large side of the grater.
- Add in the fruit and nuts, Followed by the salad dressing.
- Toss it all together.
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Quick Carrot Salad with Raisins Cranberries and Nuts
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Ingredients
- 3 (3 ) Large carrots
- ¼ cup (30 g) Pecans or walnuts chopped coarsely
- ¼ cup (35 g) Raisins
- ¼ cup (25 g) Cranberries
- 1 tbsp (1 tbsp) Olive oil
- 1 tbsp (1 tbsp) Lemon juice
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) Sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the raisin and cranberries in ½ cup water and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds. This will soften the fruit and make them soft and juicy. Drain and set aside.
- Chop the pecans or walnuts into smaller pieces.
- Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper in a small jar or little bowl. Mix well to combine.
- Grate carrots using the large side of the grater.
- Add in the fruit and nuts, followed by the salad dressing.
- Toss it all together.
Equipment
Nutrition Information
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