Carrot Salad- Quick and Easy
A quick and easy lemon spiced carrot salad.
Ingredients
6 | large |
carrots
peeled |
|
¼ | cup |
lemon juice
fresh |
|
2 | cloves |
garlic
minced, or more or less to taste |
|
1 ½ | teaspoons |
cumin
ground, or to taste |
|
¼ | teaspoon |
cayenne pepper
or more or less to taste |
* |
salt
to taste |
* | ||
3 ½ | tablespoons |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
¼ | cup |
parsley leaves
or cilantro, freshly chopped |
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Add the whole carrots (cut them in half if they don't fit in the pot) and cook until just cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes.
Drain and cut carrots into ½-inch thick slices.
Whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, cumin, cayenne, olive oil and salt in a large bowl.
Stir in the parsley.
Add the cooked carrots and toss to combine.
Serve cold or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 144g (5.1 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 15967% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12g
18%
Saturated Fat 2g
8%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 79mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
5g
5%
Dietary Fiber 3g
14%
Sugars g
Protein
3g
Vitamin A 370%
•
Vitamin C 33%
Calcium 6%
•
Iron 7%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?