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Mediterranean Sweet Pepper Carrot Salad In Glass Serving Bowl On Decorative Lace Cloth.

Mediterranean Sweet Pepper Carrot Salad

Kosher Create
Try this Mediterranean Sweet Pepper Carrot Salad Recipe for a refreshing savory salad enhanced with a lemony dressing. This colorful salad is vegan and gluten free. It is great as an appetizer and pairs well with many dishes. For dinner, lunch or brunch, from everyday meals to special occasions - this easy salad is a true winner.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 5 People

Equipment

  • Food Processor (use coarse grater disc)
  • Grater (if you opt to grate manually)
  • Fine Hole Grater (for grating the lemon rind)
  • Big Bowl (for mixing the salad)
  • Small Bowl (for mixing the dressing)

Ingredients
  

Salad Base

  • 6 cups Carrots (approximately 8 carrots, peeled and grated)
  • 2 cups Long Sweet Peppers (approximately 2 peppers, measured after cutting into thin circles)
  • 1 ½ cups Fresh Parsley Leaves (leaves measured after removed from stem)

Dressing

  • 4 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • ½ cup Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Rind
  • 4 teaspoons Minced Garlic Cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Salt (adjust to taste and health requirements)
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

Instructions
 

Prepare The Salad Base

  • Gather the ingredients for making the salad base.
    Mediterranean Sweet Pepper Carrot Salad Base Ingredients.
  • Peel and rinse the carrots.
  • Grate the carrots coarsely, by hand or in a food processor, using a coarse grating disk.
  • Place the grated carrots into a large bowl.
    Coarsely Grated Carrots In Large Bowl.
  • Wash the long sweet peppers. Thinly slice them into circles.
    Thinly Sliced Long Sweet Peppers On Cutting Board.
  • Remove and rinse the seeds away from the pepper circles. Drain well and add them to the carrots.
  • Wash the parsley well and remove the leaves from the stems. Measure 1 ½ cups.
  • Thinly dice the leaves. Tip: It helps to bunch up the leaves and to then proceed to dice.
    Diced Parsley On Cutting Board.
  • Add the diced parsley leaves to the carrots and sweet peppers.

Prepare The Dressing And Add To The Salad Base

  • Gather the dressing ingredients.
    Dressing Ingredients In Glass Bowls And On Table.
  • In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon rind, minced garlic, salt and black pepper.
  • Pour the dressing over the salad.
    The Dressing Pouring Onto The Salad Base That's In A Large Bowl.
  • Gently toss the salad until well mixed
    Tossing The Salad Base And Dressing In A Large Bowl With A Large Tablespoon.

Notes

The salad yields 8 cups. 
Keyword Carrot, Gluten Frre, Healthy Salad, Lemony, Long Sweet Peppers, Mediterranean, Salad, Savory, Vegan