This Make-Ahead Salad Is Delicious (and So Affordable)

It goes with everything.

By
Julia Turshen
Julia Turshen
Julia Turshen
Julia Turshen is a New York Times bestselling cookbook author who has published five cookbooks. Her last book "Simply Julia" is an IACP award-winning national bestseller. Julia has written for multiple publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Vogue.
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Published November 07, 2024
Julia Turshen
A bowl of carrot salad on a coffee table, alongside hummus with cucumbers and pita and a glass of wine

Simply Recipes / Photo by Andrew Bui / Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne

I adore carrots. They keep for so long in the fridge, they’re inexpensive, and they can go in just about any dish. And because they’re so familiar, I think they have a great capacity to surprise you when you treat them with a little elegance. Thinly slicing them and combining them with sweet raisins, buttery olives, and rich almonds is one of my favorite ways to do that.

Serve this salad with any number of things—a bowl of hummus, a pot of rice, and a pile of greens for a delicious vegan meal, or alongside grilled sausages and mashed potatoes for something a bit heartier. Really it’s like a great pair of jeans that can go with anything (this is all the fashion advice I can offer).

A bowl of carrot salad on a coffee table, alongside hummus with cucumbers and pita and a glass of wine

Simply Recipes / Photo by Andrew Bui / Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne

A Great Carrot Salad

Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Servings 4 servings

Copyright © 2024 by Julia Turshen. Excerpted from What Goes With What. Reprinted with permission of Flatiron Books. All rights reserved.

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

  • 1 teaspoon honey (or maple syrup)

  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 4 large carrots (3/4 to 1 pound), peeled, sliced into thin coins (or coarsely grated)

  • A large handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley (or any soft green herb), roughly chopped

  • 1/3 cup golden raisins

  • 2/3 cup pitted green olives, preferably Castelvetrano, roughly chopped

  • 1/3 cup roasted almonds (salted or not, up to you!), roughly chopped

Method

  1. Make the salad:

    Place the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, and salt in a large bowl and whisk well to combine. Add the remaining ingredients, stir well to combine, and serve.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
314 Calories
26g Fat
22g Carbs
4g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 314
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26g 33%
Saturated Fat 3g 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 849mg 37%
Total Carbohydrate 22g 8%
Dietary Fiber 5g 19%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 25mg 127%
Calcium 96mg 7%
Iron 2mg 11%
Potassium 420mg 9%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.