Shaved Carrot and Radish Salad

Name: Shaved Carrot and Radish Salad
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 tbsp. fresh orange juice; 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp. honey; Kosher salt and pepper; 3 tbsp. olive oil; 4 mixed colored carrots, shaved lengthwise (about 3 cups); 4 radishes, shaved into rounds (about 1 cup); 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced (about 2 cups); 1 small beet, shaved into half moon rounds (about 1 cup); 1 c. watercress; 2 small oranges, rind removed and sliced into half moons; 1/2 c. fresh mint leaves, torn, if large

Forget the lettuce — this carrot salad is your new go-to.

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Feb 18, 2020

Mike Garten

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25 mins

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This isn't your average carrot salad. Beautiful carrot ribbons and thinly sliced radishes get dressed in a beautifully sweet and tart honey and citrus juice lemon vinaigrette for the ultimate spring salad, full of flavor and fresh produce. While it's not a shredded carrot salad, it takes advantage of all of the sweetness of the spring's finest veggies for the ultimate spring recipe.

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Ingredients

For the Vinagrette

3 Tbsp.
fresh orange juice
3 Tbsp.
fresh lemon juice
1 tsp.
honey
Kosher salt and pepper
3 Tbsp.
olive oil

For salad

4
mixed colored carrots, shaved lengthwise (about 3 cups)
4
radishes, shaved into rounds (about 1 cup)
2
stalks celery, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
1
small beet, shaved into half moon rounds (about 1 cup)
1 cup
watercress
2
small oranges, rind removed and sliced into half moons
1/2 cup
fresh mint leaves, torn, if large

Directions

1. Step 1In bowl, whisk together orange juice, lemon juice, honey, and 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper to dissolve honey, then whisk in oil.
2. Step 2Arrange vegetables, oranges, and mint on large platter and drizzle with vinaigrette.

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