Salade de Carottes râpées-12/29/12
Salade de carottes râpées (grated carrot salad) is a very simple salad to make and there are only two ingredients: carrots and Italian parsley. This dish barely cost anything but trust me it is big in flavor. The traditional way to make this salad is to grate the carrots. I like to have a little crunch when I bite into the carrots so I cut the carrots into julienne instead.
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In France the dressing for this salad is very simple. It is just a combination of Lemon juice, olive oil, a bit of sugar, salt and freshly ground pepper.
Mine dressing is a bit different! I use orange juice instead of lemon, and added a bit of Dijon mustard to the dressing. The orange juice flavor are really nice and fresh when you eat the salad.
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I had friends over and served the Salade de carottes râpées together with roasted beets, and Céleriac rémoulade.
Preparation work..
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Ingredients:
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Peel washed carrots and cut off the bottom and top ends. Cut the carrot into 4 to 5 inches long. With the carrot on your work surface, slice off a small piece of the curved side, creating a flat surface. Lay the carrot on its flat side and square off the other three sides. Slice the carrot lengthwise. Cut the slices into thin strips. This is called julienne |
Chop the parsley coarsely. You want to see part of the leaves that are still vibrant and earthy! |
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Prepare the vinaigrette. Mix the orange juice, oil, Dijon mustard, pepper and salt. |
Mix all the ingredients together. Taste it and add more orange juice, sugar or salt according to taste. |
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Pour the vinaigrette over the carrots. |
Mix it together and it is ready to be served. |
Filed as: Salad/Soup
