Carrot and Raisin Salad With Fennel

"This is a recipe from Ken Kostick's cookbook"
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 15mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
2-4
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a food processor combine carrots fennel and green onion.
  • process until coarsely grated.
  • Add mayo, cream, oil, vinegar, sugar.
  • Continue processing until well mixed.
  • If to dry add more mayo.
  • Transfer to bowl, add raisins and mis well.
  • Refrigerate 2 hours for flavours to blend.
  • ****you can add 1 cup chicken if desired.
  • ***consider omitting salt if on a low sodium diet.

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Reviews

  1. This is a very refreshing salad! I shredded the carrots, then minced the fennel & onions by hand, & since I'm NO FAN at all of mint [except for garnish] I left that out, & no one was the wiser for it [except me!]! I did use the honey & just a pinch of salt, AND, surprise, surprise, I increased the raisins to a rounded 1/2 cup! When all was said-and-done, the salad was GREAT! Thanks much for posting!
     
  2. Made as directed, and even my carrot-averse DH loved it! This has all the right ingredients (do not skimp on the sea salt!) and is quick to make -- a perfect salad! Although it is DELICIOUS, I could have made it more photogenic by serving it in a bed of Boston, butter, or iceberg lettuce. Otherwise, you'd see my photo! :) Thanks, Chef at Heart! Made for PRMR.
     
  3. This is a wonderful and super easy refreshing slaw salad. I used half and half for the table cream and also omitted the mint for personal preference. I chilled it for only 1 hour and it was perfect. A definite keeper, we'll be making this again. :)
     
  4. I have never been a huge fan of carrot raisin salad. However, I had a fennel bulb I needed to use so I gave this recipe a try. I am so glad I did - it is fabulous! I did make a couple of small adjustments. I used a salad shooter to shred the carrots and fennel, then diced the green stem ends from 3 green onions rather than using the white part. I tossed these together in a large bowl, made the dressing, and stirred it all together. I didn't have any mint but I had organic 100% mint teabags so I cut one of those open and measured out a teaspoon. The fennel helps balance out the sweetness of the carrots without imparting a strong licorice flavor. It also adds a nice little crunch. Really a great recipe! As another review noted, it is a very refreshing salad. Thanks so much for posting it Chef at Heart!
     
  5. I enjoyed this salad to use up some fennel. I subbed a dab of sour cream and a dash of soy milk for the cream.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I enjoyed this salad to use up some fennel. I subbed a dab of sour cream and a dash of soy milk for the cream.
     

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