Carrot And Walnut Salad Food

CARROT, CRANBERRY AND WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• Soak cranberries in very warm water for 30 minutes ~ drain well.
• Lightly toast walnuts in a nonstick saute pan over medium heat, stirring until they begin to color and the aroma becomes apparent. Immediately remove from the pan ~ set aside ~ TO BE ADDED JUST BEFORE SERVING!
• In a large bowl, combine carrots and olive oil ~ toss lightly to coat. Add remaining ingredients (EXCEPT WALNUTS)and mix well.
• Chill at least 1 hour.
• Add toasted walnuts just before serving.
• Makes 6 servings.

CARROT WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl toss carrots with oil. Add remaining ingredients and toss well.

ROASTED BABY BEET AND BABY CARROT SALAD WITH A SHERRY WALNUT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small ovenproof casserole or roasting pan place the beets with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Toss to coat well and push to 1 side of the pan. In a piece of foil, place the carrots with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Toss to coat well. Wrap the foil tightly and place alongside the beets in the roasting pan. Transfer to the oven and bake, stirring occasionally, until the beets are crisp-tender, about 45 minutes. The carrots may be done earlier, so check occasionally. Remove the beets from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Toss with the tarragon and chives and set aside to cool to room temperature.
• In a mixing bowl combine the sherry vinegar, honey, remaining salt, and remaining pepper and whisk to combine. While continuing to whisk, add the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and the walnut oil in a thin, steady stream, until smooth and emulsified.
• Place the lettuce in a salad bowl and add the beets, walnuts, and crumbled goat cheese. Drizzle some of the vinaigrette over the salad, to taste, and toss to thoroughly combine. Serve immediately, drizzled with additional vinaigrette, if desired.

BROCCOLI CARROT SALAD WITH HONEY DIJON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the walnut pieces and cook, stirring occasionally, until evenly toasted, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove to a small bowl.
• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
• Cut the broccoli florets into bite-sized pieces and thinly slice the stems. Have a bowl of ice water ready. Cook the broccoli in the boiling water until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add the carrots and cook 30 seconds more. Drain the broccoli and carrots and submerge in the ice water to stop the cooking. Drain well and pat dry.
• Whisk together the vinegar, honey and Dijon in a medium bowl with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Gradually add the olive oil while whisking constantly. Add the broccoli, carrots and walnuts and toss to coat.

CRUNCHY CARROT, RAISIN 'N WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together carrots, walnuts and raisins.
• Combine mayonnaise, sugar and lemon juice and stir into carrot mixture.
• Chill until ready to serve.

CARROT, CHICORY & MANDARIN SALAD WITH BURRATA & WALNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the carrots in a roasting tin, and drizzle with a little olive oil, the cumin and coriander seeds, honey, mandarin zest and juice, and some seasoning. Toss to coat the carrots thoroughly.
• Put the chickpeas in another roasting tin and drizzle with some more oil. Toss with the chilli flakes, rosemary and a little seasoning. Roast both tins for 30-35 mins until the chickpeas are crisp and golden and the carrots are tender.
• To make the salsa, blitz the walnuts in a food processor until coarsely chopped, then add the anchovies, harissa and parsley, and blitz again to combine. Mix together the lemon and mandarin juices, then add 1 tbsp to the salsa along with the olive oil. Blitz to combine, and season to taste.
• Heat some rapeseed oil in a non-stick frying pan over a high heat. Fry the mandarin segments until starting to caramelise and char. To assemble the salad, put the fregola and chicory in a large salad bowl, season, and add some of the lemon and mandarin juice. Toss to coat, then arrange on a sharing platter. Top with the chickpeas, roast carrots, burrata and charred mandarin, then dress with the salsa to serve.