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Carrot Salad

December 10, 2009 by Lois Britton 3 Comments

Salad #3 of 7 

 

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Classic carrot salad, it’s a deli staple and one of the dishes from my childhood.

There was nothing my grandmother loved more than having all of the extended family around the kitchen table for dinner — except maybe Christmas. With our family of six, my cousin and uncle, it was close quarters, but that’s not the reason my grandmother hardly ever sat down.

She was perpetually jumping up to refill a glass or add one more thing to the array of dishes in front of us. Some things were always on my her dinner table, a relish plate with olives and pickles, mashed potatoes and gravy, spinach, a very well-done piece of meat, and carrot salad.

The menu was so predictable and cherished that more than a decade after the dear lady passed a way, a category in a game I made for our family to play at Christmas was “things on Grandma Rose’s dinner table.” My husband and our daughters were at a bit of a disadvantage, but my parents and siblings got a huge kick out of it.

When Ed and I were planning a picnic to take up to Mt. Lemmon for the 4th of July parade at Summerhaven, carrot salad was a natural choice to include in our picnic basket. Don’t you just love the way food can remind you of family history and events. With a simple substitution, I can make this for my vegan daughter, and the tradition continues. What dishes are traditional in your family? Do you still make them today?

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Carrot Salad

  • Yield: 6 - 8 1x
  • Category: Salad
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

An colorful, crunchy, old-fashioned classic


Ingredients

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  • 2 cups shredded carrots
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1 apple, peeled, cored, & diced
  • 8 ounces crushed pineapple, drained
  • 2/3 cup mayo (your choice of gluten free mayo for GF, Veganaise for vegan)

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients.
  2. Chill a few hours before serving to let flavors blend.

Notes

Nutritional info based on caloriecount.com analysis using regular mayo. With Veganaise, the calories are higher 172, but cholesterol is 0.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/2 cup
  • Calories: 132
  • Sugar: 11.3 g
  • Sodium: 159 mg
  • Fat: 6.6 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 5.6 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 19 g
  • Fiber: 1.9 g
  • Protein: .8 g
  • Cholesterol: 5 mg

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Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com,  she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

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  1. Anna @ One Prickly Pear

    July 20, 2014 at 11:23 pm

    Aw, I remember having this for dessert as a kid! Your post brings back a lot of good memories. Making this very soon 🙂

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    • polishhousewife

      July 20, 2014 at 11:26 pm

      Anna, I hope it’s as good as you remember! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply

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