Name: Michael
Location: Copley, Ohio
How are you staying cool? Grated carrot salad with lemon dressing. This recipe works great with fresh carrots from the farmers market, and the lemon dressing gives it a nice sweet/sour combination that goes well with grilled foods as a side dish. I've been making it a lot this summer!
Grated Carrot Salad with Lemon Dressing
Ingredients:
1/2 lb carrots, peeled and julienned. (I get one bunch with the green tips still on.)
1/4 cup minced parsley
Dressing:
(see this Lemon Dressing post for a more detailed description)
Juice of 1 lemon (should be about 2 to 3 tbsp)
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp sugar
pinch of salt
pinch of freshly ground black pepper
1 medium garlic clove, minced
6 tbsp (1/3 cup plus a little) Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Directions:
1. Make the dressing: Combine the dressing ingredients in a medium bowl, and whisk until combined.
2. Make the salad: Add the carrots and parsley to the bowl, and toss until evenly coated with dressing. Serve and enjoy.
Notes:
Use the freshest carrots you can in this recipe. Here are my preferred types of carrots, in order:
1. Carrots with their tops on, where the green tops look fresh (from your local farmer's market, if you can)
2. Carrots, whole in a bag (aka storage carrots)
3. Baby carrots in a bag
4. Pre-shredded carrots in a bag
...and by preferred type, I mean "for flavor". I'll make this recipe with #4, and it will be good, but it won't be the experience that it is with fresh, sweet carrots.
• Visit Michael's blog for more on this salad and some great variations for the recipe too: Dad Cooks Dinner
Thank you Michael! This looks absolutely delicious.
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Comments (1)
I've been making something similar that my kid's preschool teacher told me about. A bunch of grated carrots, a squeeze of lemon juice, a little olive oil, and maple syrup.