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    Home » Recipes » Vegetables and Side Dishes

    Published: Jul 18, 2018 · Modified: Jan 20, 2025 by joskitchenlarder · 12 Comments. · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Easy Grated Carrot Salad

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    This Easy Grated Carrot Salad is a fantastic accompaniament to any meal. Super quick and easy to make it is loved by all including kids. Summertime must!

    Easy Grated Carrot Salad

    This Easy Grated Carrot Salad is the only raw veggie salad my children will eat and (wait for this) they will even ask for MORE! If that's not good enough incentive for you to give it a go then I will also add that it is (obviously) really delicious and if you are not a fan of coleslaw type of salads this may be a nice alternative.

    Maybe you are one of the lucky ones and your children will happily snack on cherry tomatoes and cucumber sticks dipped in hummus at any given opportunity but my kids are not like that. They actually do love hummus of any kind but as far as any raw, salad type vegetables are concerned they consider them to be (and I quote) "disgusting". I have no idea where I went wrong during weaning years but there is no point to dwell on it now. There is hope for them yet I think but for now I'm simply thrilled that they love this Easy Grated Carrot Salad!

    Easy Grated Carrot Salad

    Family recipe

    This is the salad I pretty much grew up eating and after introducing few little tweaks to my mum's recipe, this is the version I have been feeding my family.

    This salad is quite sweet especially if you are using gorgeously and naturally sweet new season carrots or bunched carrots but I always add some more sugar to get it to the flavour I know and remember from my childhood. I would advise you to treat the quantities of the ingredients in this recipe more as a guide and use your own taste to get the flavour and most of all sweetness you will be happy with. This salad is definitely supposed to be sweet but we are all different when it come to our sweetness threshold so taste, taste, taste!!!

    Easy Grated Carrot Salad

    Easy Grated Carrot Salad variation

    You could add a handful of raisins to this salad as well to make it that slightly bit different. Simply pop the amount you want in a small bowl and pour over some freshly boiled water (only to cover them). Let them stand for 5 minutes or so to plump up. Drain and mix in with your carrot salad. I like the version with the raisins a lot but unfortunately my kids will only eat raisins on their own, the ones that come in little boxes. 😉

    Easy Grated Carrot Salad
    Easy Grated Carrot Salad

    I use my trusty Magimix* food processor to do all the hard work grating but simple box grater would do an excellent job too. Use fine to medium side (not the coarse one) as that would completely change the texture of the salad and it wouldn't be the same. What you want is almost angel hair like carrot strands.

    This salad will go marvellously with my Easy One-Pan Salmon & New Potatoes Bake and also this Roast Chicken with Wild Garlic Pesto & Shallots . Or try it alongside sliders made with my Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork or with these Vegetarian Sausage Rolls.

    Close up of plate with salmon & new potatoes.
    Easy One-Pan Salmon & New Potatoes Bake
    Roast Chicken with Wild Garlic Pesto & Shallots
    Roast Chicken with Wild Garlic Pesto & Shallots

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    Easy Grated Carrot Salad
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    5 from 5 votes

    Easy Grated Carrot Salad

    Super simple, super versatile and oh so tasty! Perfect accompaniment to variety of meals. Loved by all including the kids. 
    Course Salad, Side Dish
    Cuisine International, Polish
    Keyword carrots, raw, Summer food
    Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes minutes
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 85kcal
    Author Jo Allison
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    Ingredients

    • 6 medium carrots (approx. 450g) peeled
    • 1.5-2 tablespoon sugar
    • 4 tablespoon half-fat Creme Fraiche
    • 0.5-1 teaspoon cider vinegar

    Instructions

    • Peel the carrots and grate them on a fine to medium side of your grater. You want nice and fine strands of carrots. Set aside.
    • In a small bowl mix together creme fraiche, cider vinegar and sugar and pour the mixture over grated carrots. Give the salad a good mix with a spoon tasting as you go. Don't be afraid to add more sugar or vinegar if you think it needs it to suit your taste. Serve and enjoy!

    Notes

    • Feel free to use honey instead of sugar if you prefer however bare in mind that the flavour will be slightly different. 
    • Single cream or full fat yogurt could be used instead of creme fraiche.
    • Calories are approximate and as guideline only. 

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Easy Grated Carrot Salad
    Amount Per Serving (0 g)
    Calories 85
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 0g0%
    Saturated Fat 0g0%
    Trans Fat 0g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0g
    Cholesterol 0mg0%
    Sodium 0mg0%
    Potassium 0mg0%
    Carbohydrates 0g0%
    Fiber 0g0%
    Sugar 0g0%
    Protein 0g0%
    Vitamin A 0IU0%
    Vitamin C 0mg0%
    Calcium 0mg0%
    Iron 0mg0%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Midge @ Peachicks' Bakery says

      July 28, 2018 at 8:34 am

      5 stars
      Oooh yum! I love carrot salad, and there is a very nice dairyfree creme fraiche that would work really well in this! Saved for lunchboxes for the Peas! #recipeoftheweek

      Reply
      • joskitchenlarder says

        July 28, 2018 at 10:38 am

        Thanks! ? I hope they like it! ? x

        Reply
    2. The Girl Next Door says

      July 21, 2018 at 3:59 am

      Yumm! So simple yet so delicious!
      Thank you for this recipe. 🙂

      Reply
      • joskitchenlarder says

        July 24, 2018 at 12:29 pm

        You're very welcome and thank you for stopping by! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says

      July 21, 2018 at 12:13 am

      5 stars
      Oh, my gosh—I grew up on a salad like this too! Except that my mom's involved an obscene amount of mayonnaise, which kind of killed it for me. Yours with the creme fraiche sounds SO much better. And thank you, because my kids are NOT the cherry tomato and cucumber-eating types!

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      • joskitchenlarder says

        July 24, 2018 at 12:29 pm

        This salad is such a blast from the past for me Michelle, you have no idea and am so pleased my kids like it as much as I do! My mum used to make it with way more sugar than I do and proper full fat cream - it tasted lovely back then and nobody thought twice before scoffing it all but this lighter version is really delicious too!

        Reply
    4. Monika Dabrowski says

      July 19, 2018 at 7:14 am

      5 stars
      Oh, my children love this salad too, I add apple to mine and make it dairy free. Thank you for bringing your tasty recipe to #CookBlogShare!

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      • joskitchenlarder says

        July 19, 2018 at 10:11 am

        Adding apple sounds like a great tip Monika 🙂 Thank you! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Balvinder says

      July 19, 2018 at 4:06 am

      This is exactly my type of salad!
      We mostly eat raw salads during the week. for supper with a bowl of lentil soup or curry.

      Reply
      • joskitchenlarder says

        July 19, 2018 at 10:09 am

        We do love it too Balvinder plus good thing about this one is that it's so refreshing especially when chilled so perfect in this hot weather we've been having here in the UK.

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    6. Corina Blum says

      July 18, 2018 at 8:54 pm

      5 stars
      I wish my children would eat a carrot salad like this! Master Spice likes carrots but they have to be roasted otherwise he won't touch them and Little Miss Spice will only eat tomatoes where vegetables are concerned. I can just imagine this salad going brilliantly as a bbq side dish right now and of course it would be great the next day too so thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice!

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      • joskitchenlarder says

        July 19, 2018 at 10:08 am

        Thanks Corina! My kids are quite particular when it comes to veggies and their favourites are steamed carrots, broccoli, peas, corn on the cob and cauliflower. Anything else needs to be disguised and they will not eat anything raw with the exception of this very salad! It's funny how they all have their little food quirks. 🙂 x

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