An Indian-inspired salad, this is simple but good.
The toasted coconut complements the sweet, juicy carrots, the lemon juice and coriander add a citrusy balance. If you can make it with freshly-dug carrots, so much the better.
It’s good as a side with Indian food but also works with barbecued and griddled meats.
It’s best served lightly chilled, but don’t make it too far in advance or it’ll lose its crunch and turn into a mulch.
Carrot and Coconut Salad
Ingredients:
3-4 medium carrots, peeled and grated
3 spring onions, including the green parts, finely sliced
2 tspn black mustard seeds
2 tbsp dessicated coconut
Juice of 1/2 a lemon, or more to taste
1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander plus more to garnish
Salt, to taste
Method:
Put the grated carrot in a bowl with the sliced spring onions.
Put a small frying pan on a medium heat and dry-fry the mustard seeds until they pop (careful, they’ll go everywhere). Add to the bowl.
Dry-fry the dessicated coconut until golden brown, stirring to stop it catching. Put it in the bowl with the other ingredients, then mix in the lemon juice and chopped coriander.
Season to taste with salt and chill in the fridge until just before serving. Garnish with a few coriander sprigs.
I love a well spiced & fragrant carrot salad, mustard seeds are a secret love of mine! I imagine they are going very well with your delightful barbecued shrimp (I know they were called different but I am experiencing a slight brain freeze, they were extremely yummy). N.
Oh, good, so pleased you enjoyed the shrimp. Hope the salad finds a new home, too. 🙂
This carrot salad looks so delicious!!
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Thanks a million!
I know this is a boring comment, but: Yum!
It is never boring to hear one’s food described as yum! Thanks, Michelle. Lx
I wish I had seen this last night, it would have been delicious with our curry dinner. Next time…
Thank you, Sandra, hope you like it if you try it another time. Lx
I read this a few days ago and thought that I had commented. I hadn’t (obviously). Lovely, simple dish.
Very kind, Conor, thank you. Lx