Name: French Carrot Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: For Carrot Salad:; 1 lb carrots; 2 tbsp chives; 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley; 1½ cups chickpeas; For Dressing:; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tsp honey; 1 tsp dijon mustard; ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp fine sea salt

French Carrot Salad Recipe

Everett Dean Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make French Carrot Salad

This carrot salad yields fresh flavors from crunchy carrots, tangy lemon, and sweet honey, for a light and vegan-friendly dish!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking:

Marinate Time: 20 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Carrot Salad:

1lbcarrots,carrots
2tbspchives,or chopped green onion, finely snipped
2tbspfresh parsley,finely chopped
1½cupschickpeas,cooked, optional

For Dressing:

2tbspextra-virgin olive oil
2tbsplemon juice
2tsphoney
1tspdijon mustard
½tspground cumin
¼tspfine sea salt

Instructions

Grate the carrots on the large holes of a box grater.*
Place the carrots in a medium serving bowl. Add the chives, parsley, and optional chickpeas to the bowl.

Dressing:

Whisk all of the ingredients together in a small bowl until completely blended.
Pour the dressing over the carrot mixture and stir until the mixture is evenly coated in the dressing.
Allow the salad to marinate for 20 minutes.
Toss again before serving. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*Or use short strokes with a julienne peeler, or process them in a food processor fitted with a grating attachment.
This salad keeps well in the refrigerator, covered for about 4 days.