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Aromatic Cucumber & Carrot Salad

Made by Anastasia - Serves: 4 Filed Under: 10 Minute Salads, Low Carb, Salad Index, Summer Salads, Vegan

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This Aromatic Cucumber & Carrot Salad has mouth-watering Indian flavours with cool cucumbers and crunchy carrots that makes this a go-to recipe to have in your salad arsenal.

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Aerial view of carrot cucumber salad with mint on the side.

It is incredible how five simple ingredients can be transformed into such a powerful flavour hit. Lemon, cumin and mint are a classic combination that will make your taste buds delirious with joy!

The handful of fresh ingredients means it suits all dietary requirements from keto, paleo, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free.

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  • Make-ahead Tips & Pointers
  • Recipe Card

Some Serving Ideas

A great salad to have with barbecued meats and perfect to serve with hot curries to cool the heat of the chillies. Try it with sesame-crusted tuna steaks or with chicken madras fillets.

A Chameleon Salad for your Table

This salad can be made to look different each and every time you make it:

  • Spirals - for an elegant for dinner party.
  • Ribbons using a vegetable peeler – just perfect for curry night.
  • Thinly sliced round discs of carrot and thicker cucumber for a speedy salad that was ready in 5 minutes flat!
  • Sliced on the diagonal - to take to a barbecue.
  • Coarsely grated the carrot and finely diced the cucumber - to serve on toasted sourdough with a dollop of Labneh as a bruschetta topping.

Let your own imagination run wild to create your own spin on this salad!

CLOSE UP OF AROMATIC CUCUMBER & CARROT SALAD

3 Easy Steps to a Fragrant Salad

1CUT VEG
Wash your carrots then trim and peel them and cut into julienne using a julienne peeler or with the julienne attachment on your mandoline / v-slicer.
Wash and trim your cucumbers, then using a julienne peeler, cut around the seeds (discard the seeds from the cucumber).

Grating carrot with a mandoline/v-slicer.
THINLY JULIENNE CARROT
Cutting cucumbers into julienne with a peeler.
CUT YOUR CUCUMBER INTO JULIENNE WITH A PEELER

2SHAKE-UP VINAIGRETTE
Place your vinaigrette ingredients in a glass jar, season with salt and pepper and shake until emulsified.

3ASSEMBLE SALAD
Add your carrot and cucumber julienne, the chopped fresh mint and cumin seeds in a mixing bowl, pour over your dressing and mix until the carrot and cucumber are completely coated with the vinaigrette and the mint and cumin seeds are distributed evenly throughout the salad.
Arrange in a salad bowl and serve with some mint leaves on top to garnish.

INGREDIENTS-IN-BOWL-FOR-AROMATIC-CUCUMBER-&-CARROT-SALAD
ADD ALL INGREDIENTS TO BOWL
MIXING-AROMATIC-CUCUMBER-&-CARROT-SALAD
TOSS WELL TO COMBINE

Make-ahead Tips & Pointers

  • You can cut your carrot a day (even two) before and keep it covered in water in the fridge, this has the added advantage of crisping up the carrot beautifully.
  • You can also make the salad the day before (leaving out the cucumber and mint to add on the day). This makes the carrot absorb the lemon and cumin for a more intense flavour, but just keep in mind that the carrot will lose its crunch.
  • You can make it up to an hour ahead to allow the flavours to develop or leave out the mint and dressing until just before serving and make it 3-4 hours in advance.
  • You can also replace the cucumber with some romaine (cos) lettuce (use 2-3 cups).
  • This salad can easily be eaten the following day, it will be even more delicious just minus the crunch ?

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Recipe Card

AROMATIC-CUCUMBER-&-CARROT-SALAD

Aromatic Cucumber & Carrot Salad

This Aromatic Cucumber & Carrot Salad has mouth-watering Indian flavours with cool cucumbers and crunchy carrots that makes this a go-to recipe to have in your salad arsenal.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
* Times are an estimate and will depend on your skill level
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Easy
Servings: 4
Calories: 168kcal
Author: Anastasia
Equipment
  • Julienne Peeler or Mandoline V-slicer with julienne attachment
Ingredients
  • 3 carrots (approximately 180 grams)
  • 2 cucumbers (approximately 300 grams)
  • ¼ cup chopped mint leaves
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (toasted)
  • 4 tbsps olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 2-3 tbsps lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Sea salt and cracked black pepper
Metric - Imperial
Instructions
  • Wash, trim and peel your carrots and cucumbers and cut into julienne with a y-peeler or with the julienne attachment on your mandoline / v-slicer. Discard the seeds from the cucumber.
  • Place your vinaigrette ingredients in a glass jar, season and shake until emulsified.
  • Put all your ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix until everything is well combined.
  • Arrange in a salad bowl and serve with some extra mint leaves on top to garnish.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 384mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 7870IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg
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Anastasia is a home cook introduced to cooking at a young age (8 years old) and hasn’t gotten out of the kitchen since! She had her own coffee shop and ran her own catering business for over a decade. Her love of salads developed as she was always the one responsible for making the salads for family get-togethers and friends functions.

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