Salad Essentials French Style Carrot Salad Food

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.

SALAD ESSENTIALS: FRENCH STYLE CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• 3. Grate the carrots, and chop the parsley.
• 4. Chef's Tip: If you want to make quick work of grating the carrots, use your food processor, fitted with the grating attachment.
• 5. Add the mustard, lemon juice, zest, poppy seeds, and olive oil into a large non-reactive bowl.
• 6. Use a whisk to thoroughly combine the ingredients.
• 7. Season the dressing with the salt and white pepper, to taste.
• 8. Chef's Tip: I would start with about a 1/4 teaspoon of each, and then go from there.
• 9. Add the grated carrots and parsley.
• 10. Toss to combine... I usually use my hands, but that's up to you.
• 11. Cover and place in the refrigerator for about an hour or two before serving. This will give the carrots a chance to absorb some of the dressing.
• 12. PLATE/PRESENT
• 13. Serve by itself, or as a side to a light lunch or dinner. Enjoy
• 14. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.