Low Calorie French Shredded Carrot Salad Food

FRENCH GRATED CARROT SALAD WITH LEMON DIJON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Shred the carrots in a food processor. Set aside.
• In a salad bowl, combine the dijon mustard, lemon juice, honey, vegetable oil, olive oil, salt and pepper. Add the carrots, fresh parsley and scallions (or shallots) and toss well. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Notes: Depending on the sweetness of the carrots, you may want to add more or less honey. Also, if you make this salad ahead of time, be sure to check the seasoning again before serving as the flavors tend to mellow.

FRENCH CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• To prepare the carrots: You can grate them on the large holes of a box grater, or use short strokes with a julienne peeler, or process them in a food processor fitted with a grating attachment. You'll end up with about 3 cups grated carrots.
• Place the carrots in a medium serving bowl. Add the chives, parsley and optional chickpeas to the bowl.
• To make the dressing, whisk all of the ingredients together in a small bowl until completely blended.
• Pour the dressing over the carrot mixture and stir until the mixture is evenly coated in dressing. For best flavor, allow the salad to marinate for 20 minutes before serving. Toss again before serving. This salad keeps well in the refrigerator, covered, for about 4 days.

CLASSIC FRENCH CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, mustard, and olive oil together until the dressing is completely blended. Stir the dressing into the shredded carrots. Sprinkle the carrot salad with the salt, pepper, and parsley, if using. Toss the salad again to blend the seasonings and chill it for 30 minutes before serving.
• My Note: Sometime I added some golden raisins and walnuts. It's like carrot cake without the cake! with out the mango.
• It's important to grate the carrots finely. We can get grated carrots at salad bars here, but when you make this salad, you have to use a fine grate. It makes a wonderful difference. When combined with beets and celery root, this is called the Parisian salad, and served at most bistrots. And so good for you. Russians do finely grated carrot salads too, and Moroccans.

FRENCH GRATED CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the oil, lemon juice, vinegar, and mustard in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Add the carrots and parsley and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate before serving (I recommend making this 30 minutes to 1 hour ahead, then tossing again).

FRENCH SHREDDED CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and shred the carrots (small side of cheese grater, or in the processor).
• Mix well the lemon juice, orange water, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
• Add the carrots to this mixture and mix well, let sit in fridge for about twenty minutes to one hour.
• Top with the oranges, peeled and thinly sliced into rings to serve.
• Top with a sprig of mint.