A sweet and smoky carrot salad with garbanzo beans, roasted red peppers and a seasoned oil and vinegar dressing. This is a very flavorful salad that requires only a few ingredients and can be prepared in just a few minutes.
This is a great salad to serve with simple side dishes or make into a quick and simple meal without a lot of fuss. See the easy meal solutions below in our menu planner.
1. Place the carrots, beans, peppers and scallions in a mixing bowl.
2. Add one tablespoon each of the vinegar and oil and any optional additions and toss to combine well. Taste and adjust the vinegar and/or oil if needed. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
** For a quick and easy lunch idea try serving this easy carrot salad on a bed of assorted salad greens with whole grain rolls and a low-fat cream cheese spread.
** Another simple serving idea is to serve salad in a steamed cabbage leaf along with corn on the cob and warm bread sticks.
Quick Dinner Ideas:
** For a quick dinner meal try serving this quick salad on a bed of cooked, warm wild or brown rice or over cooked, warm udon noodles. Add a small bowl of broccoli or spinach tossed with lemon juice and fresh ground black pepper.
** This simple recipe is a flavorful accompaniment to grilled chicken or fish along with broiled or grilled portobello mushrooms.
Here are a couple of ideas for ingredient exchanges that will add variety to this quick and easy salad recipe .
* Instead of Garbanzo Beans: try Canned Lentils or Cannellini Beans.
* Instead of all Roasted Red Peppers: try combining the Roasted Red Peppers with Sun-Dried Tomatoes (in oil, drained and chopped) or Bottled Pimientos (drained and chopped).
