Raw Carrot Salad with Dates, Walnuts, and Aleppo

Name: Raw Carrot Salad with Dates, Walnuts, and Aleppo
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 small garlic clove, grated; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon Aleppo pepper or red chile flakes, plus more(optional) for serving; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 bunches of medium carrots (around 12 carrots total), sliced lengthwise and cut into thin matchsticks; 1 small red onion, very thinly sliced (a mandoline is perfect here); 4 Medjool dates, pitted and chopped; ½ cup raw walnuts, roughly chopped or quickly blitzed (I like a mix of large and small chunks)

3 steps

The beauty of this simple salad—besides the fact it takes raw carrots to a whole new place—is that the dressing marinates and tenderizes the carrots. So while you’re sitting around the table chitchatting and picking at things, this will get better and better as the carrots wilt. That’s also great news if you’re not able to slice the carrots into a thin julienne—no need to get precious about it! And def i nitely use any leftovers as a slaw on sandwiches

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:11:04 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories240.8 kcal (12%)

Total Fat18.5 g (26%)

Carbs19.1 g (7%)

Sugars13.2 g (15%)

Protein3 g (6%)

Sodium352.2 mg (18%)

Fiber3.5 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

¼ cupextra-virgin olive oil

1lemon

grated zest and juice of

1 tablespoonhoney

1garlic clove

small, grated

1 teaspoonkosher salt

½ teaspoonAleppo pepper

or red chile flakes, plus more, optional, for serving

¼ teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper

2 bunchescarrots

medium, sliced lengthwise and cut into thin matchsticks

1red onion

small, very thinly sliced, a mandoline is perfect here

4Medjool dates

pitted and chopped

½ cupraw walnuts

roughly chopped or quickly blitzed, I like a mix of large and small chunks

Instructions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, combine the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, garlic, salt, Aleppo pepper, and black pepper. Whisk until emulsif i ed and set aside.

Step 2

2 In a large bowl, combine the carrots, onion, dates, and walnuts.

Step 3

Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with additional Aleppo pepper, if desired