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Carrot Almond Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Carrot Almond Salad

10 ingredients 25 min + 5 min openrecipes
Carrot Almond Salad

This particular salad came together on a whim - slender, barely-cooked asparagus and carrots alongside lots of deeply toasted almond slices, tossed with a jalapeno-cilantro drizzle.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

203
Calories
5g
Protein
15g
Fat
18g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup / 3 oz / 85g sliced almonds
  • a small handful cilantro, about 1/2 cup
  • 1 medium clove garlic, peeled
  • 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and de-veined
  • 1/4+ teaspoon fine grain sea salt
  • 1/3 cup / 80 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 bunch / 8 oz / 225 g baby carrots, scrubbed and sliced in half lengthwise
  • 1 bunch / 16 oz / 450 g pencil-thin asparagus, stalks trimmed, cut into 2-inch segments
  • squeeze of lemon, optional

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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