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Hello, color! Want to put some spark on your plate? Ignite some passion with this refreshing and simple dish.
I grew up eating this salad. As a picky child, I might have turned my nose up at the thought of salad, but when my mom put this happy ditty on my plate, I gobbled it up gleefully.
Crisp, subtle purple cabbage meets sweet carrot and tubby, plum-rich raisins—all doused in a rain of golden orange juice for a fully fresh, vibrant salad that’s as much color as it is flavor.
Double bonus: every ingredient here is grown by a California farmer. Win!
Farmers Market Carrot & Raisin Citrus Salad Recipe
4 medium carrots (2 cups), peeled and grated
2 cups (half a small head) purple cabbage, thinly sliced
1 cup raisins, organic
¼ cup orange juice, or juice from half a large orange, squeezed
Farmers’ market fare: all ingredients!
Put all the ingredients in a medium serving bowl. Toss together. Serve.
Yield: 6 side salads
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When I saw the name of your post, I expected to find pieces of those lovely oranges from your tree in the salad. This salad must contain nearly every vitamin on the planet!…and many “kid-friendly” ingredients.
The orange juice is from my backyard oranges. You could certainly add oranges to this, too. But it’s really simple and fast this way. I often make this as a last-minute potluck item. I’ve always gone home with an empty bowl.
Beautiful! I sort of have the urge to make this and put a few spoonsfuls of plain yogurt on top–but would that turn it from salad into dessert?
I love carrot and raisin salad but I haven’t made it in months and I’ve never made it with red cabbage. I just happen to have half of a red cabbage in the crisper and you’ve got me hungry for this salad! Love the simple dressing of just orange juice.
Thanks! I’m glad I could inspire a way to use up your cabbage. It’s amazing how good these simple ingredients taste. This is what I call “fast food”! 🙂