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Carrot Salad

My daughter always loved this salad and I would often make a tiny version for her lunch and change the shapes for variety: grated, thin curls (cut with a peeler), matchsticks, or slices.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

1 pound carrots
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Salt
Fresh-ground black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Peel and grate: 1 pound carrots.

    Step 2

    Make the vinaigrette by stirring together in a small bowl: 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, Salt, Fresh-ground black pepper.

    Step 3

    Whisk in: 1/4 cup olive oil.

    Step 4

    Taste and adjust as necessary. Toss the carrots with the dressing and: 2 tablespoons chopped parsley.

    Step 5

    Let the salad stand for 10 minutes. Taste again and, if needed, add more salt, lemon juice, or oil.

  2. Variations:

    Step 6

    Instead of grating the carrots, cut them into a fine julienne or slice them very thin.

    Step 7

    Add 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice.

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