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winter carrot salad with fresh ricotta, pistachios and herbs

winter carrot salad with fresh ricotta, pistachios and herbs
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Carrot Recipe
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    SarahKlein's Notes: This recipe is inspired by the addictive carrot salad I had at Underground Kitchen, a fabulous farm-to-table restaurant in Madison, WI. It was so good, so fresh and so light -- the perfect...

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Serves 4

  1. Toss the carrot ribbons, parsley and cilantro leaves, rice vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper together until well-combined and glossy. Taste to ensure correct seasonings. Adjust as needed, adding more salt, pepper, vinegar or olive oil.

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  2. Carefully crumble (or dollop, depending on your ricotta's moisture content). Give a gently toss.

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  3. Plate each salad and top with a generous sprinkle of pistachios.

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  4. Enjoy!

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  5. Note: I use a vegetable peeler or my mandoline to get very fine, long ribbons of carrot. I turn and rotate the carrot as I shave, stopping when I reach the "core."

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1 Comment on winter carrot salad with fresh ricotta, pistachios and herbs

Dsc_0382 Reply

Sounds delicious! Do you want the ricotta to stay in little clumps or spread all over the dish like a creamy sauce?

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