Carrot And Strawberry Salad With Fresh Cilantro Recipes

CARROT SALAD WITH LIME AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Finely shred carrots and in a bowl toss together with remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Serve salad garnished with cilantro.

CARROT CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk the mayonnaise, oil, honey and vinegar in a small bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Toss the carrots, cranberries, pecans and celery seeds in a medium bowl. Add the mayonnaise-oil mixture and toss until well combined. Cover the bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.

CARROT AND CRANBERRY SALAD WITH FRESH GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Cut tops off onions. Cut tops lengthwise into thin strips; cut strips into 2-inch pieces. Chop half of onion bottoms. Place remaining bottoms in blender; add vinegar and ginger. Puree, occasionally scraping down sides of blender jar. Strain puree into measuring cup, pressing enough solids through to yield 1/2 cup dressing; season with pepper.
• Place carrots and cranberries in large bowl. Add onion tops and bottoms. Toss with enough dressing to coat.

HONEY-GLAZED CARROTS WITH CILANTRO

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine carrots and olive oil; add just enough water to cover carrots (about 2 cups). Cook over medium-high until water is evaporated and carrots are tender, 15 minutes. Cook, tossing often, until carrots are light golden, 2 minutes. Add honey and wine, broth, or water; cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until carrots are glazed, 2 minutes. Stir in cilantro.

CARROT AND CILANTRO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onions, carrots, garlic, and chile pepper until tender. Mix in tomatoes, vegetable stock, 1/2 the cilantro, balsamic vinegar, sugar, brown sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Transfer the soup in batches to a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth. Return to the pot, and continue cooking until heated through.
• Remove soup from heat, and mix in the cream. Finely chop the remaining cilantro, and mix into the soup to serve.

CILANTRO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk all the vinaigrette ingredients together in a small bowl. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• In a salad bowl, combine all the salad ingredients. Add a little bit of the vinaigrette and toss to coat. Serve the remaining vinaigrette on the side.

RADISH, CARROT & CILANTRO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine radishes, carrots, onions and cilantro. In a small bowl, whisk dressing ingredients until blended. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour before serving.

CARROT AND STRAWBERRY SALAD WITH FRESH CILANTRO

Steps:

• Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice and lime juice together in a large non-reactive bowl.
• Add the carrots, strawberries and herb of choice; toss gently.
• Garnish with additional strawberries, lemon zest and lime zest.
• Cover and refrigerate because this salad will *vastly* improve if it is refrigerated for at least 3 hours.