Sunday, October 23, 2022

Thanksgiving Grated Carrot Salad With Cashews and Cranberries

raw carrot salad, vegan, plant-based

This irresistible Thanksgiving grated carrot salad is laced with cashews, walnuts, and dried cranberries and could be a perfect salad for your Thanksgiving table this year. 

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It's easy to make, extremely colorful and flavorful, yet cost conscious and nutritious.


A unique blend of interesting ingredients is a nice change from the traditional lettuce salad and adds some variety to your meals. 

Marinate for a minimum of 6 hours or overnight to allow the flavors to mingle and the carrots to relax. Make it the day before Thanksgiving and free up some of your precious holiday time.

A Bowl of Grated Carrots

The Salad 
I use raw shredded carrots ( I like to grate my own), chopped apple, chopped mint, chopped parsley, dried cranberries, walnuts, whole cumin seeds, and raw cashews.  

The Dressing;
Lemon juice, orange juice, blended apple, and maple syrup blended together make a delightful dressing that brings out the flavors and sweetness of the carrots. 

Moderately sweet, somewhat crunchy, and absolutely delicious, a salad everyone will love.

This recipe is adapted from a Moroccan salad recipe.
Moroccan cooks are known for their interesting pre-meal salads. 


It is not unusual to have 5 or more little salads before the main meal. 

Cooked Carrot Salad (link to recipe)

You may remember the traditional Moroccan meal we enjoyed at my friend Suzanne's home last March (link to the post). I shared her salads on the post. She made a cooked carrot salad that was excellent. 

bunch of carrots

Cost Conscious Recipe
With food prices sky-rocketing (have you noticed ?), I'm focusing on cost conscious nutritious ideas for my recipes. 

Carrots are reasonably priced, yet a super food when it comes to nutrition. Just one ounce of raw carrot provides all of your Vitamin A needs for the day as well as providing some vitamin K, beta carotene, Vitamin C, and antioxidants. In addition, Carrots are low in calories and fat and provide healthy fiber- making them a healthy choice.

Serves: 6 servings


Ingredients for the salad: 
6 large carrots grated (about 5 cups of grated carrots)
1 apple, chopped
1/4 cup of chopped mint
1/4 cup of chopped parsley
1/4 cup of raw cashews 
1/4 cup of chopped walnuts 
1/4 cup of dried cranberries
1 tablespoon of whole cumin seed (more if you like)


Ingredients for the salad dressing: 
1/4 cup of freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice
1/2 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 apple, peeled and slice
2 tablespoons of maple syrup or honey

Directions for the salad dressing:
Place all the ingredients in a Nutrabullet or strong blender. Whiz until well mixed. 

Directions for the salad: 
Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl. Toss with the salad with the salad dressing. Allow salad to marinate for at least 6 hours or even night. 

MY NOTES: 
1. I actually found small packages of walnuts, cashews, and dried cranberries in Whole Foods. The bag was $3,99 and I used half of the bag for this recipe.

walnuts, cashews, cranberries

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31 comments:

  1. I can imagine this being irresistible! I also like that it's a bit left of center. I especially love that it has cashews AND walnuts.

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    1. It was really good with the two different nuts.

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  2. My husband would enjoy this salad too! I love to make mine with nuts and cranberries.

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    1. It was a first for me, but I enjoyed it.

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  3. What a wonderful salad!....I love the mix of carrots, nuts and cranberries!.......Abrazotes, Marcela

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    1. It is a very tasty mix of sweet and salty.

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  4. Those carrot salads are good for eyesight right? Very healthy.

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    1. I think so. Carrots are loaded with beta carotene and Vitamin A which help the eyes

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  5. this sounds like a great salad. reminds me of my childhood days when mum would send us to school with grated carrot and sultana sandwiches :)

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    1. Wow! grated carrot sandwiches. That sounds like a healthy delicious sandwich

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  6. I've made what I thought was pretty good carrot salad before, but this recipe puts me to shame! It sounds wonderful with the nuts and cranberries, neither of which I've used. Oh, the mind is running wild now! Thanks for this!

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    1. This really is simple and calls for very little extra work.

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  7. Oh, and dried cherries would be good, too!

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    1. Agreed! Cherries would be good too.

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  8. Thank you for the recipe. I love carrots and always have them on hand.

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    1. You are welcome. Glad you have the ingredients to make it.

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  9. This carrot salad is such a healthy Thanksgiving side dish, thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thanksgiving recipes can sometimes be very caloric and heavy. This salad is light and healthy for you.

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  10. This looks absolutely fantastic! I love all of the ingredients in this salad, and it truly is the perfect Thanksgiving side!

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    1. Whenever I use cranberries, I think of Thanksgiving.This recipe truly has the flavor of Thanksgiving.

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  11. I agree that this bright orange carrot salad is ideal for Thanksgiving! And the citrusy dressing sounds like a tasty complement. Finally, I love the black and white striped placemats. Very striking! 🥕🥕🥕

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    1. The orange color and the addition of cranberries are what make me think Thanksgiving

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  12. This sounds DELICIOUS! My mother used to make carrot salad all of the time, only hers contained raisins. Yours sounds far more interesting.

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  13. I make a similar coleslaw which has grated cabbage too. So good.

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  14. I like that idea of having a selection of salads for Thanksgiving dinner, and will definitely be doing your grated carrot with apples, cashews and cranberries. So Fall and festive!

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  15. I cannot do cranberries or raisins in carrot salads or slaws. But the dressing sounds good.
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  16. Orange food is definitely heathy and perfect for Thansgiving.

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  17. Yum, I love a good carrot salad, thanks for sharing this recipe. Carrots are always something I turn to for a frugal recipe.

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  18. Food prices are definitely going up everywhere! It's hard to miss it!

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  19. Congrats on having this recipe featured at Full Plate Thurs. 613. Love carrots and will try this recipe real soon.

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  20. Soooooooooo pining!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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