This carrot salad must be a staple for Christmas dinners. It is a light salad that goes very well with any dish. It is a Christmas salad that, in addition to being delicious, is very nutritious, since its ingredients are first class: carrots are one of the richest vegetables in carotenes, compounds that the liver transforms into vitamin A; It is also rich in antioxidants, and eating it protects us against free radicals, it is also rich in fiber that is excellent for digestion.
A Christmas salad with carrots
This combination that includes coconut (excellent for all types of diets from reducing, to treating osteoporosis, fluid retention, for stress, arthritis), gives it an excellent plus since it also makes it a demineralizing salad, and added to the fact that it is enriched with the quintessential nutritional dressing such as the combination of olive oil with lemon juice, it will make this dish something that you should not forget to include in your dinner these December celebrations.
Ingredients
For the salad
- 4 coarsely grated carrots.
- 1-1 / 2 tablespoon sesame seeds.
- 2 tablespoons raisins.
- 1 tablespoon of sunflower seeds.
- 6 tablespoons coconut flakes.
- Sea salt and pepper to taste.
- Coriander to taste.
For the dressing
- 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
- Juice of 1 lemon.
Preparation
For the salad
- Grate the carrots and place it in a bowl.
- Sprinkle the sea salt and pepper on the carrot, and mix with your hands to even out the flavor.
- Add the sesame seeds, raisins and coconut flakes.
For the dressing
- Mix the olive oil and lemon juice and put in the bowl slowly over the salad; mix very well to standardize flavor.
- Garnish with cilantro to taste.