Shaved Carrot, Cucumber, and Sweet Onion Salad

Name: Shaved Carrot, Cucumber, and Sweet Onion Salad
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups)
Ingredients: 1 ½ tablespoons cider vinegar; 1 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 ½ cups thinly shaved carrot; 1 small Vidalia onion, very thinly vertically sliced; 1 ½ cups thinly shaved cucumber; 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

2 Ratings
2 Reviews

A 5-minute soak in the vinaigrette softens the carrots slightly and removes a bit of the pungent bite from the onion.

By Vanessa Pruett

Recipe by Cooking Light June 2016

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Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen

Recipe Summary

Yield:

Serves 4 (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups)

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

1 ½ tablespoons cider vinegar
1 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 ½ cups thinly shaved carrot
1 small Vidalia onion, very thinly vertically sliced
1 ½ cups thinly shaved cucumber
1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

Directions

Step 1
Combine vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add carrot and onion; toss to coat. Let stand 5 minutes. Add cucumber and parsley to bowl; toss to coat.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

86 calories; fat 5.4g; saturated fat 0.8g; mono fat 3.8g; poly fat 0.6g; protein 1g; carbohydrates 9g; fiber 2g; iron 1mg; sodium 164mg; calcium 49mg; sugars 4g.

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