I made this Grated Carrot Salad a bunch when I worked remotely and had to hop over to the kitchen to make a quick lunch. It’s healthy, bright, sweet, acidic, and colorful. Huge crunch from the carrot puts it a step above a boring, mostly greens salad.
Quick meals can be healthy AND unprocessed.
It’s also a great choice as a quick, healthy side dish to any meal. I love whipping up a quick salad like this when ordering a pizza. The homemade dressing is the key, as it packs flavor and freshness, elevating whatever ingredients you mix in. No more dry, bland salads!
Notes for Grated Carrot Salad
- Feel free to add in ingredients like deli meats, cheeses, toasted cubes of bread. I love tossing some bread in the toaster, then spritzing with olive oil, salt and pepper, for a quick crouton. Use what you have and what you like!
- We’ll make up our dressing first, then grate the carrot right in. Doing it in this order is so the acid in the dressing will maintain the carrots beautiful bright orange color so it doesn’t turn brown on us.
- I personally don’t use any oil in the dressing as I like it acidic, but you can play around with the ratio of all the ingredients till you get what you like. This is a very forgiving recipe!
Grated Carrot Salad
Ingredients
- 1 large Carrot
- 1 handful Greens (optional)
- Any breads, meat, cheeses you like
Dressing
- 1 teaspoon Mustard, any type you have is fine
- 1 teaspoon Honey
- 1 teaspoon Lime or Lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Olive Oil (optional)
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Make the dressing first. Mix all ingredients except oil in a bowl. Slowly drizzle in oil while stirring rapidly. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Grate carrot and add directly into the dressing. Toss in your greens, any add-ins, toss well, and enjoy!
