Description
You need this fresh, crunchy raw carrot salad! This easy, Asian-inspired recipe is ready in minutes and makes a perfect light side dish or healthy snack. It captures the flavors of the viral TikTok trend.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large carrots
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (or tamari for gluten-free)
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare the carrots: Peel the carrots. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the carrots into thin ribbons. Stop when you reach the core. Discard the cores or save them for another use.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, honey, grated ginger, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes, if using. Mix until the honey dissolves.
- Combine: Place the carrot ribbons in a medium bowl. Pour the dressing over the ribbons.
- Toss well: Use tongs or your hands to gently toss the carrots until every ribbon is coated with the tangy sesame lime dressing.
- Rest (optional but recommended): Let the salad sit for 5 minutes. This allows the carrots to soften slightly and absorb the flavor.
- Serve: Transfer the raw carrot salad to a serving dish. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onion before you serve it immediately.
Notes
- For hormone balance support, ensure you use high-quality ingredients.
- If you do not have a vegetable peeler, you can use a mandoline on a thin setting or shred the carrots finely.
- This salad is excellent for quick meal prep; store the dressing separately if making ahead for more than one day.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 0