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Raw Carrot Salad with Grapefruit

Carrot Grapefruit Salad recipe. A tart yet sweet salad made of carrots and grapefruit.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: French
Diet: Gluten Free
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Dominique

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 regular sized grapefruits ( or 1 large grapefruit)
  • 4 cups shredded carrots (this was 16 ounces of carrots for me)

Instructions

  • Use a peeler to remove the skin off of your carrots.
  • Shred the carrots. You can use a handheld grater, or an electric vegetable grater. Put the shredded carrots into a large bowl.
  • Remove the peel off of the grapefruit. Remove the grapefruit meat from the rest of the grapefruit-- leaving no skin or pith or anything.
  • Cut the grapefruit into small pieces and mix into the shredded carrots. Mix the grapefruit and carrots together while pressing on the grapefruit meat to get the juices flowing.
  • Eat this salad either right away or after being in the fridge for a few hours. Store this salad in the refrigerator. I personally like to refrigerate this salad for a few hours prior to eating.

Notes

  • Use cold carrots and cold grapefruit. This dish tastes best cold.
  • You need to shred the carrots yourself.
    • You could technically buy shredded carrots, BUT they don't taste as flavorful. When you shred them yourselves, you get the fresh carrot juices. Also fresh shredded carrots are softer, making them absorb the grapefruit juices better.
    • A cheese grater works to shred them yourself, but it but it does take more work.
    • I prefer using this electric shredder and it is amazing! It shreds carrots at lightening speed.
  • Make sure to separate the grapefruit meat from the pith. The pith (white part connected to the peel) is very bitter.
  • Refrigerate the salad for a few hours after making it, so the carrot and grapefruit flavors melt into each other.

Nutrition

Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 177mg | Potassium: 1078mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 44975IU | Vitamin C: 75mg | Calcium: 127mg | Iron: 1mg