Carrot Raisin Salad

a black spoon drizzling white dressing over a glass bowl with carrot salad ingredients.

This Carrot Raisin Salad is not overly sweet or drenched in mayo! It's creamy, and sweet with a little crunch from walnuts, and is ready in under 15 minutes. Terrific for summer gatherings!

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword carrot raisin salad, carrot salad

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 0

Servings Servings

Calories 186kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Box grater

Ingredients

4 cups shredded carrots
1 apple, chopped into matchsticks
⅔ cups golden raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts

Dressing

½ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sugar, white
1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Wash and peel the skins of carrots and grate them on the coarse side of your box grater.
Tip: Short on time? Use packaged pre-shredded carrots.
Add grated carrots, chopped apple, raisins and walnuts into a large bowl . Add dressing and toss to combine.
Tip: To cut an apple into matchsticks, remove the core, then slice the apple into thin, rectangular strips about ¼ inch in width, and continue cutting across the slices to create matchstick-shaped pieces.
To make dressing, whisk all dressing ingredients in a medium bowl, until sugar is disslved .

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Notes

Add freshly chopped or drained canned pineapple.

Swap out the golden raisins for dark raisins or dried cranberries.

Swap walnuts with toasted pecans.

Feel free to adjust the seasoning to your liking.

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