This is a quick salad that I made up, sort of Moroccan inspired a bit. Instead of having a mayo-based salad, this used Greek yogurt!
For 2 large servings:
- 10 grams of raisins soaked for 5 minutes in hot water
- 2 oz of Greek nonfat plain yogurt
- 1 tsp of frozen orange juice concentrate
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 6 oz of matchstick cut carrots
- 2 tsp of toasted slivered almonds
Drain the raisins. In a large bowl, mix the yogurt, orange juice concentrate, cinnamon, and the raisins together. Add in the carrots and mix well.
Top each serving with 1 tsp of the almonds. If you make ahead, don’t add the almonds until just before serving.
This is lightly sweet from the raisins and OJ. It’s an interesting combo. I actually liked it better after it sat overnight as the raisins soaked up some of the yogurt and got even softer. I can see this amped up more with chopped apples or grapes (or both), and dare I say a wee bit of bacon for a savory aspect?
Stats for each serving (makes 2):
Calories: 81
Fat: 1.2 g
Carbs: 16g
Fiber: 2.5 g
Protein: 4 g
That looks delicious! Thank you for also posting the calorie count.
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That looks SO good! I love the carrot + raisin combo. I’ll have to try this!
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Simple but yet delicious!
Ooooh! I have all that stuff in the house (sans the raisins…they aren’t allowed in my cupboards). I know what I’m having for dinner tonight. Thanks, Lori!
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gosh carrot salad takes me back to summer bbq’s growing up. I think we had the mayo version but I still liked it.
I miss carrots but I am kinda over them dipped in salsa or hummus! GREAT IDEA, thanks for a reicpe to try!
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I’ll have to try that! (might be minus the raisins though.) 🙂 I’ve never had a carrot salad.
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Looks delicious!!!!
Jen
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I think I noticed this in one of the pix yesterday. Thanks for the recipe. I love carrot salad, esp’ly with raisins.
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I wouldn’t have thought about using Greek yogurt. I grew up with a similar salad, but mayo was used. Thanks for the idea!
Hmmm, I’m not normally a carrot salad fan, but that looks tasty! Do they sell matchstick carrots already cut up? 🙂
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Yes – they do come that way. You could also grate the carrots. I’m just lazy…
Thanks for posting this, i’m going to try it soon 🙂
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I might have to whip up a batch of that for work tomorrow. Yumm. Carrot raisin salad was one of my favorite treats as a kid–at picnics and potlucks. Thanks for the tip of soaking the raisins. I never think to do that.
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Oh I like the greek yogurt idea! Soaking the raisins. Got to remember that.
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This is my kind of salad, Lori! YUM!
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Nice! I like that you use non-fat yogurt instead of sour cream or heavy cream.
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