Orange and Carrot Salad
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
4 cups
- Serves:
- 8-10
ingredients
- 10 carrots
- 1 orange
- 3⁄4 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup vinegar (balsamic or fruity)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 11 ounces mandarin oranges, drained (optional)
directions
- Wash and shred carrots.
- Wash and finely grate the orange part of the orange peel.
- Peel the orange and chop into bite sized pieces, making sure to retain the juice and not the seeds.
- Mix carrots, orange peel, orange pieces and raisins in a bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk the mayo, olive oil, vinegar and sugar together.
- Taste the dressing to make certain that it is not too sweet or too sour for your liking.
- If too sweet, add a touch more vinegar; if too sour, add a touch more sugar.
- Slowly pour most of the dressing over the carrot mixture and mix well.
- If there wasn't enough dressing to coat everything, add more until the mixture is coated.
- May garnish with drained mandarin oranges.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
dogsandwoods
Sarasota, Florida