Salads
Classic carrot salad
Carrot salad is simple, inexpensive and often just the thing when you want something fresh on the table. With a mild dressing and some apple it gets a nice balance of freshness and sweetness.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 10 minutes
- Brewing time: approx. 10 minutes
- Total time: approx. 20 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 130 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 1.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 12.3 g
- Fat
- ≈ 7.4 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 5 carrots · ≈ 400.0 g
- 1 apple · ≈ 150.0 g
- 2 tbsp lemon juice · ≈ 30.0 g
- 2 tbsp oil · ≈ 27.3 g
- 1 tsp honey · ≈ 7.0 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 5 carrots
- 1 apple
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp honey
- Salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Peel and roughly grate the carrots; only grate the apple just before mixing.
- Mix lemon juice, oil, honey, salt and pepper to make a dressing.
- Mix everything thoroughly and let it steep for 10 minutes.
- Season again before serving.
- Add parsley or nuts if desired.
