Name: Carrot Salad with Pine Nuts and Basil Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup Pine nuts; 6 carrots; ¼ tsp lemon juice; ¼ tsp salt; 1½ tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp basil leaves

Carrot Salad with Pine Nuts and Basil Recipe

How To Make Carrot Salad with Pine Nuts and Basil

Sweet, tender carrots paired with toasty pine nuts, and tossed in a light, tangy coating, makes up this rich carrot salad side!

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¼cuppine nuts
6carrots,(about 1 lb)
¼tsplemon juice
¼tspsalt
1½tbspolive oil
2tbspbasil leaves,thin, sliced

Instructions

In a small frying pan, toast the pine nuts over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes, until golden brown. Or toast the pine nuts in a 350 degrees F oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
In a large pot of boiling water, cook the carrots for just 30 seconds.
Drain the carrots, rinse with cold water, and drain thoroughly.
Toss the carrots with the lemon juice, salt, oil, pine nuts, and basil.
Serve and enjoy!