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Carrot and Apple salad

Carrot and Apple salad

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4-5 Servings ~ 5 minutes
  • 5 large carrots
  • 2 medium apples
  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup raisins/ currants

Now this salad is simple and straight forward, if you could, you would even prepare it with your eyes closed! It’s also great as an anytime of the day snack and perfect to include in the meal plan of those watching their weight. You can also make this a lunch box idea for adults, provided they have a refrigerator to keep it in at the office or wherever they’ll be at during the day.

Quick Instructions

  1. Get your carrots (5 large carrots), apples (2 medium apples), orange (1 large orange) and lemon (1 big lemon) ready. Wash and grate coarsely your carrots and apples and mix. Squeeze out the juice of the lemon and orange, add sugar (1 tsp) and stir. Add the raisins/currants (1/4 cup) to the apple and carrot mixture.
  2. Stir this the pour the lemon and orange juice into the carrot, apple and raisins/currants mixture. Refrigerate until required.

Also see  Creamed Spinach with carrots

Pictorial Detailed Instructions

Step 1
Get your carrots, apples, orange and lemon ready (a). Wash and grate coarsely your carrots and apples and mix (b). Squeeze out the juice of the lemon and orange, add sugar and stir (c). Add the raisins/currants to the apple and carrot mixture (d).

 

Step 2
Stir this the pour the lemon and orange juice into the carrot, apple and raisins/currants mixture. Refrigerate until required.

 

Carrot and Apple salad
Carrot and Apple salad with plain yoghurt

 When you’re about to serve, serve with a bit of plain yoghurt as shown above. That combination works well, in addition to the health benefits! Go ahead and try it out and let me know how it goes.