Saturday, August 8, 2009

Carrot Salad


I've been loving carrots these days. It's super crunchy and tasty when it's really fresh. I just love its orange texture. I got really tasty recipe from food.ivillage.com.

Prep & Cooking Time: 25 min.
Yield: 6 servings
Serving Size: 1.000 cup

Ingredients:

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
1 tsp olive oil
4 Tbsp lemon juice
1.5 lbs fresh carrots, peeled and grated
1 clove (1/2 Tbsp) garlic, minced
3 Tbsp granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Place a steamer basket in a medium saucepan with 1 to 2 cups of water.
2. Bring water to a boil and add carrots to steaming basket.
3. Steam carrots until crisp and tender.
4. Remove carrots from basket and let them cool.
5. In a large bowl, combine lemon juice, sugar, oil, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, and pepper.
6. Whisk ingredients together until well blended and toss in carrots and raisins.
7. Refrigerate and serve cooled.

recipe credits: food.ivillage.com
photo credits: eatingwell.com

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