- 3 cups shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- Dash salt
- Optional: 1 cup chopped apple, or
well drained crushed pineapple, or 1/2
cup chopped celery
You can shred the carrots in a food
processor, or by hand using a cheese
shredder. It usually takes about 5 or 6
carrots to make 3 cups, but measure it as
you go along, to be sure. A little more
carrot is preferable to a little less. While
the carrots are shredding, soak the raisins
in a cereal bowl of warm tap water. This
plumps them up so they taste better in the
salad. After soaking for a few minutes drain
them and squeeze them dry with your hand. In
a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the
shredded carrots, raisins, mayonnaise, lemon
juice, sugar, and salt. Add one or more of
the optional ingredients if you feel so
inspired. Mix it all up and chill it until
serving time. This is good to serve up with
hot foods in the winter time when you need a
cold salad to balance out the menu. If this
recipe makes too much, you may cut it in
half or thirds.
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