Shredded Carrot Salad with

Honey-Ginger Dressing

Healthy, nutritious and delicious..

²⁄³

cup walnut halves,

 

shells removed

1½

pounds carrots, cut into

 

2-inch pieces

¾ounce fresh ginger root, peeled, cut into ½-inch pieces

1cup plain nonfat yogurt, drained*

¹⁄³

cup fresh mint leaves

1½

tablespoons honey

²⁄³

cup golden raisins

¼teaspoon kosher salt

pinch of freshly ground pepper

Makes 6 cups

Approximate preparation time: 20 minutes, plus 8 hours (or overnight) to drain yogurt

Preheat oven to 350°F. Put the walnut halves in a baking pan and toast until golden brown and fragrant, about

8 to 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly. Insert the small metal chopping blade into the small work bowl of the Cuisinart® Food Processor and pulse to coarsely chop nuts, about 5 to 6 times. Remove work bowl and reserve.

Insert the reversible shredding disc assembly on the medium side into the large work bowl. Place the carrots in the large feed tube horizontally and shred using medium pressure. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Insert the large metal chopping blade. Process the ginger root until finely chopped, about 5 to 10 seconds. Scrape bowl. Add the yogurt, mint and honey. Process to combine, about 10 seconds. Scrape bowl and process an additional 5 seconds. Add to shredded carrots and combine. Add walnuts, raisins, salt and pepper and gently mix. Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly. Serve chilled on a bed of lettuce.

*To drain yogurt: Line a sieve with a double layer of cheesecloth or a paper coffee filter and place over a bowl. Put yogurt in sieve; cover and refrigerate at least

8 hours or overnight. You may need to drain water from bowl occasionally. Refrigerate thickened yogurt in an airtight container for up to one week.

Nutritional information per serving (½ cup):

Calories 111 (30% from fat) carb. 18g pro. 4g fat 4g sat. fat 0g chol. 0mg sod. 35mg calc. 66mg fiber 2g

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