Carrots are shaved with a vegetable peeler and tossed with herbs and a simple honey lemon dressing. This crunchy carrot salad needs no special tools and it’s a yummy side salad with unique sweet-tart dressing.
What is Carrot Salad?
Fresh and healthy ingredients & a homemade dressing are all it takes to make this delish dish. This is a lighter twist on the mayonnaise-based creamy carrot salad of yesteryear. Prep the carrots days ahead of time and keep them in the fridge in cold water. They’ll be hard not to snack on too! Make ahead and let the flavors can blend even more. The carrots still stay crunchy.
What’s in Carrot Salad?
CARROTS: Keep it basic with orange carrots or find a medley of rainbow carrots for a beautiful change. Long, thin strips are made from a vegetable peeler or shredded carrots from a box grater will work, too. DRESSING: The tangy dressing for carrot salad is the perfect blend of sweet and sour and tart! All dressings have a base of oil and an acid, this one has the addition of honey and Dijon mustard. For an extra burst of flavor, add some freshly grated ginger and cracked black peppercorns. HERBS: Fresh parsley and fresh dill tossed with the carrots & dressing right before serving. If you’d like to substitute dried herbs, you’ll need a bit less (see recipe notes) and they should be added to the dressing so they can rehydrate.
How to Make Carrot Salad
What to Serve with Carrot Salad
Carrot salad is a strong side dish and it tastes best with bold entrees like BBQ Chicken Wings, Stuffed Pork Chops, even a simple, but savory Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes & Meatloaf.
How to Store
Carrot salad will keep for about 4 days in the refrigerator as long as it’s in a covered container. Drain and stir it before serving again.
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