As far as salads go, my favorites are the ones with little or no lettuce. (Hear me out.) I think I’ve had one too many plates of wild greens dressed with good intentions and Calendula petals. I need more. Give me a warm German potato salad or a wilted spinach swimming in bacon drippings and cider vinegar. Is there any better texture and flavor combo than a Waldorf salad?
Another one of my favorite lettuce-lacking salads is all about the carrot. It’s fresh, crunchy, lasts for days and surpringly has no mayonnaise in it. (You read right.) Plus I get to use my favorite kitchen tool, my vintage WONDER SHREDDER PAT. 1,768,462 to grate the carrots into narrow shoe-string strips. (Caution: watch those fingers.) I usually make a big batch as it makes for a great quick, healthy snack all week.
RECIPE: World’s Best Carrot Raisin Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds of carrots
- 2 T. olive oil
- 2 small limes
- 1 T. Sugar
- 1/2 Cup golden raisins
- 1/2 zante currants
- pinch of salt
- pinch of pepper
Preparation:
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Grate carrots, use fine grater
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Add raisins and currants
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Mix olive oil, lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper
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Pour dressing over carrots and raisins
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Toss salad
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Refrigerate, toss again before serving
Sometimes I add orange zest and chopped candied orange peel or a tablespoon of orange marmalade for an added twist.
There you have it: crunchy carrots, chewy sun-dried fruit, sweet, sour and delicious.
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This sounds awesome! My favorite version usually has pineapple in it as well.
Twitter: renaekm
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YUM! I will be trying this. I hate to grate carrots, but it’s usually worth it– normally I hold out for carrot cake, but this salad could be the healthy recipe of my summer.
Twitter: renaekm
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That looks like a delicous use of carrots. I just might try that– I have a horrible habit of buying carrots in bulk at Costco, then not wanting to eat them.
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This is indeed a fabulously looking raisin & grated carrot salad! Looks so tasty too!
MMMMM,…many greets from sunny Brussels!
Twitter: redneckrosarian
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This sounds great. I’m gonna try it this weekend. Thanks for sharing. I enjoy reading your blog.
Love this salad! And so easy. I plan to make this all summer while I’m without a kitchen to serve alongside whatever comes off our grill. Thanks, Tom.
This is also delicious with lots of chopped parsley and\or cilantro in it.
Twitter: tallclover
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Great tip Sarah, thanks!