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If you want to add a little extra crunch to your table, try this healthy and easy 3-Ingredient Fresh Carrot Salad.Just mix grated carrots with chopped pickled Jalapeño peppers, a drizzle of olive oil and a little cilantro. This recipe couldn’t be easier (or more tasty)!
Video: Watch Me Make 3-Ingredient Fresh Carrot Salad
How To Serve
3-Ingredient Fresh Carrot Salad makes a great topping for taco or burritos. Or serve it alongside any kind of simple protein (steak, chicken, fish, shrimp, etc.) It also makes a great addition to a rice or grain bowl.
I really like these Hot and Sweet Jalapeno Peppers from Trader Joes. If you don’t have a Trader Joes nearby, you should be able to find something comparable at your local grocery store. Or you can order them on Amazon.
Jalapeños tend to be on the medium side of spicy. This product isn’t fire extinguisher hot, but you’ll still feel a little heat. The peppers are pickled in a brine of vinegar, sugar, organic jalapeño purée, red chili pepper and garlic. They’re crunchy like pickles, spicy like chili peppers, and a teeny bit sweet.
In addition to using them in this Carrot Salad, pickled Jalapeños are delicious on hot dogs, burgers and barbecued pork or chicken. You can use them to punch up a pizza, blend them into homemade salsas, or add them to cornbread. We always have a jar in the fridge and a back up jar in the pantry.
If you want to add a little extra crunch to your table today, try this 3-Ingredient Fresh Carrot Salad. Just mix grated carrots with chopped pickled jalapeño peppers, a drizzle of olive oil and a little cilantro. It’s vegetarian, vegan, Paleo, sugar-free, gluten-free and Whole30 compliant.
Ingredients
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2cups carrots, shredded (see note)
2 tablespoons pickled Jalapeño peppers
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Fresh cilantro (or chives), chopped – for garnish
Instructions
Toss shredded carrots with olive oil and chopped Jalapeño peppers. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for 15 minutes to marinate.
Top with chopped cilantro or chives before serving.
Notes
To save even more time, buy pre-shredded carrots in the produce section of your grocery store.
I really like these Hot and Sweet Jalapeño Peppers from Trader Joes. If you don’t have a Trader Joes nearby, you should be able to find something comparable at your local grocery store. Or you can order them on Amazon.
