Spiced Raw Carrot Salad with Pistachios
Spiced Raw Carrot Salad with Pistachios is a super-delicious, super-nutritious blend of shredded carrots, basil, parsley mint, chickpeas, pistachios and feta cheese. It comes together in just 15 minutes, and makes a great side for dinner when paired with some grilled chicken or a great on-the-go lunch as is.
Servings: 6 serves
Calories: 205kcal
Ingredients
Salad
- 3 cups grated carrots (see notes for quick option)
- 1 15.5oz can garbanzo beans (chick peas), rinsed and drained
- 2 green onions, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup cilantro (corriander), coarsely chopped
- ¼ cup mint, coarsely chopped
- ¼ cup parsley, coarsely chopped
- ½ cup pumpkin seeds
- ¼ cup shelled pistachios, chopped
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese, for serving
Dressing
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add all of the salad ingredients, except the crumbled feta, to a large bowl and toss to combine.
- Add the dressing ingredients to a large glass jar with a lid. Pop the lid on and give it all a good shake.
- Top the salad with the dressing, toss to combine and sprinkle on the crumbled feta before serving.
- To meal prep: prepare the salad and dressing and store separately in airtight containers. Add the dressing and feta to the salad just before serving.
Notes
Don’t have to stand there and grate carrot after carrot on your box grater. Pull out that little attachment that comes with your food processor, you know the one with the box grater holes on it that gets thrown in the back of the cupboard never to be seen again? Yeah that thing is super handy, and once you realize just how handy, you will be using it ALL the time.
Nutrition
Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.9g | Protein: 7.5g | Fat: 13.6g | Saturated Fat: 3.7g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Fiber: 3.8g | Sugar: 3.7g