Best 5 Raw Carrot Salad Recipes

MOROCCAN RAW CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days to allow the flavors to meld and permeate the carrots. Served chilled or at room temperature.
• VARIATIONS
• Moroccan Cooked Carrot Salad (Shlata Chizo Metbucha): o not grate the carrots, but cut them on a diagonal into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cook in gently boiling water until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water, and drain again. Toss with the dressing as above. **Moroccan Carrot-Orange Salad (Shlata Chizo):**Omit the cumin and add 1 1/2 teaspoons orange blossom water or 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, 1/4 cup chopped fresh spearmint, and, if desired, 1 tablespoon sugar or honey. **Turkish Carrot Salad with Yogurt (Havuc Salatasi):**Substitute 1 cup plain yogurt for the lemon juice.

RAW CARROT AND ONION SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl toss together the carrots, the onion, the oil, the zest, the lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste until the salad is combined well.

RAW VEGAN MOROCCAN CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days to allow the flavors to meld. Served chilled or at room temperature.

ROASTED AND RAW CARROT SALAD WITH HAZELNUTS AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup oil with the vinegar and mustard. Season with salt and pepper.
• In another small bowl, whisk together honey, 2 tablespoons oil, and cumin. Place carrot pieces on a large rimmed baking sheet, gently toss with honey mixture and season with salt and pepper. Roast until tender with brown edges, about 20 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
• Place raw carrot ribbons on a serving platter. Top with roasted carrot wedges, arugula, and hazelnuts; drizzle with dressing.

ROASTED AND RAW CARROT SALAD WITH AVOCADO AND TOASTED CUMIN VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Have an ice bath (a bowl of ice water) ready. Using a vegetable peeler, peel ribbons of carrots from half of the carrots. Place in the ice water to chill (the ribbons will curl after a while in the water).
• Place the remaining whole carrots on a baking sheet; drizzle with some olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast until the edges start to caramelize, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside at room temperature. Lower the oven temperature to 350°F.
• Toast the pine nuts in the oven for about 10 minutes or in a small pan on the stove top over medium-low heat, shaking constantly, until brown and fragrant; pour into a bowl to cool and set aside. Toast the cumin seeds in a small sauté pan over medium heat, tossing or stirring constantly until fragrant, and then pour quickly into a mortar and pestle or spice grinder and grind into a powder. Alternatively, use ground cumin.
• For the dressing, in a medium bowl, whisk the cumin with the lemon and lime juices, salt, and pepper; slowly whisk in the 1/4 cup olive oil.
• Remove the carrot ribbons from the ice water and pat dry with paper towels. Peel, pit, and slice the avocado.
• Divide the avocado slices and roasted carrots among 4 salad plates. In a bowl, toss the carrot ribbons and greens in the dressing, and divide among the plates.
• Sprinkle a few pine nuts on each salad and serve.