Zesty Lemon Carrot Salad Food

ZESTY LEMON CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Combine baby carrots, mushrooms, cumin, and coriander in a pot. Pour enough water into pot to just cover the mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until carrots are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain mixture and transfer to a large bowl.
• Stir garlic and lemon juice together in a small bowl; drizzle over carrot mixture. Stir to evenly coat.

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.

MOROCCAN RAW CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Put shredded carrots and chopped parsley in a large bowl
• Whisk lemon juice and spices. Keep whisking while slowly adding the olive oil to emulsify the ingredients.
• Toss dressing with shredded carrots and parsley. Chill for an hour in the fridge and let flavors merge. Enjoy!
• Note: This salad can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for several days.

ZESTY SALAD

Steps:

• Place potato cubes into a small pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and let cool, about 10 minutes.
• Combine cooled potato, cabbage, pomegranate seeds, and carrot in a large bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl until well-mixed. Poured over potato mixture and toss to combine.

SPICED CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Place raisins and lemon juice in a small bowl, and let stand until raisins plump slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Remove tops from carrots, and chop to equal ¼ cup; set aside. Shred carrots in a food processor, using the shredding disk, and place in a large bowl. (Alternatively use pre-shredded carrots and chopped parsley).
• Heat oil in a small skillet over medium. Add garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in cumin seeds and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add garlic mixture to shredded carrots; stir in raisins and lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt and several grinds black pepper. Add carrot tops, and toss to combine.

INCREDIBLE, SIMPLE FRENCH CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Grate the carrot use a standard box grater (or the shredder attachment of food processor). Aim for strands about 4cm/1.5" long.
• Place in a bowl with green onion and parsley.
• Shake Dressing ingredients in a jar. Pour over carrot, toss then serve.

CARROT & CUMIN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients and season.

SPICY MOROCCAN CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Peel carrots and dice them; place in a large saucepan and cover with salted water.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes; drain and leave in colander to dry out.
• Heat oil in a large skillet, over medium heat, and cook onion until softened and it begins to brown, about 12 minutes; add the cooked carrots, sugar, garlic, chile, green onion, cloves, ground ginger, coriander, cinnamon, paprika, cumin, vinegar, and preserved lemon (basically everything except the salt, cilantro, and yogurt).
• Remove from heat and season liberally with salt, stir well, and let cool.
• Before serving, stir in the cilantro, taste and adjust seasonings accordingly.
• Serve in individual bowls with a dollop of yogurt, drizzle of oil, and a sprinkling of extra cilantro.

CARROT RAISIN SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• First, add the nuts and seeds in a non-stick frypan and toast for 2-3 minutes until fragrant. Season with salt. Remove from heat and cool down in a bowl.
• Trim, peel carrots - I use about 10 small carrots for this recipe.
• Grate on the small grater attachment of your food processor or hand grater.
• Place the grated carrot in a large salad bowl. Set aside in the fridge.
• Make the salad dressing: add all the salad dressing ingredients to a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside at room temperature.
• To assemble the salad, top the grated carrots with dried raisins, chopped fresh parsley, toasted seeds, and nuts and add the dressing all over. Stir to evenly blend flavors.
• Refrigerate an hour to increase flavor or serve immediately.

SPICY CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• In a nonreactive bowl, combine all ingredients except mint. Let sit 15 minutes (or refrigerate up to 8 hours). Toss with mint just before serving.