Carrot And Cashew Salad Recipes

GRANDMA'S CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix carrots and raisins together in a large bowl. Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, and salt together in a small bowl until smooth. Pour lemon juice mixture over carrot mixture and stir until carrots are completely coated. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.

CARROT CASHEW SALAD

Steps:

• Shave carrots with vegetable peeler into ribbons (personally I'll use pre-grated carrots) an put in a bowl.
• Puree 1/2 cup roasted cashews in blender with 1 tablespoon each vegetable oil ad chopped jalapeno, 3tablespoon lime juice and 14 cup water until almost smooth.
• Toss with carrots; add 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro and season with salt.
• Top with chopped cashews.

CARROT-CASHEW SALAD

Steps:

• Shave 1 pound carrots into ribbons with a vegetable peeler; put in a bowl. Puree 1/2 cup roasted salted cashews in a blender with 1 tablespoon each vegetable oil and chopped jalapeno, 3 tablespoons lime juice and 1/4 cup water until almost smooth. Toss with the carrots; add 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro and season with salt. Top with chopped cashews.

BROCCOLI CASHEW SALAD

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Cool bacon and crumble into pieces.
• Whisk together the mayonnaise, cider vinegar, and sugar in a mixing bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Add the broccoli, raisins, cashews, onion, and crumbled bacon. Stir until evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate the salad for at least 2 hours. Let stand at room temperature 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

CARROT AND CASHEW NUT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a food processor, process cashews until they are ground into small pieces (the size of lentils or smaller). Add the cooked carrots, and process until the carrots are in similarly sized pieces (or fall apart, if they've been cooked soft).
• Sweat onion and garlic in oil until soft.
• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients and add salt and pepper to taste. The mixture should come together into a mass when pressed.
• Press firmly into a greased 6 1/2 " x 3 3/4" x 3-inch loaf pan and cover with foil.
• Bake 1 hour.
• Remove foil and bake 10 min more.
• Rest 10 minutes in the pan before unmolding.