Carrot Raisin Salad Recipe

3-4 servings

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5 Ingredients Needed:

carrots – 2 cups grated

raisins – 3 tbsp
(if you want to plump up your raisins, just soak
in a little warm water to cover for a few minutes)

red delicious apples – 1 large or 2 small apples – diced

sour cream – 3/4 cup

ground cinnamon – 1 tsp

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In a mixing bowl, combine the carrots, raisins, apples, sour cream and cinnamon. Toss well to combine all ingredients.


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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:

Meal Ideas:

** Serve this quick carrot raisin salad recipe along side a pork or chicken entrée and steamed broccoli.

** For an unusual meal with great taste, serve carrot raisin salad along with warm rice or rice noodles that have been seasoned with grated ginger and soy sauce.

Dessert Ideas:

** Since this is a sweet salad, try serving this quick salad as a dessert spooned into dessert bowls with cinnamon twists or cinnamon graham crackers on the side. It's a quick and delicious dessert any time.

** Or you can dress up the dessert idea by serving our carrot raisin salad in ready-to-use graham cracker tart shells with with an extra sprinkling of cinnamon and chopped almonds on top.

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With just a couple of ingredient exchanges you can add a little different twist to this carrot raisin salad recipe in no time.

* Instead of Red Delicious Apples: use different apples like: Yellow Delicious Apples, Gala Apples, Macintosh or Rome Apples

* Instead of Sour Cream: try a combination of Cottage Cheese and Sour Cream, or Ricotta and Sour Cream or just Plain Greek Style Yogurt


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