Any meat or poultry meal pairs well with this delicious carrot salad. Carrots in rainbow colors are extremely lovely. To make entertaining simpler, prepare the vinaigrette and the roasted carrots up to three days beforehand and refrigerate them separately. Before serving, combine, mix, and add the toppings.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Roast Time: | 25 mins |
| Stand Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds carrots, peeled and bias-sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups arugula
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons dry roasted sunflower seeds
- shaved Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Divide carrots between two 10×15-inch baking pans. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil per pan; toss to coat.
- Roast carrots until soft and starting to brown, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Top with sliced garlic and roast 5 minutes more. Let cool 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk together lemon juice, honey, salt, pepper, and remaining 1 tablespoon oil in an extra-large bowl. Add roasted carrots, arugula, and cranberries; toss to coat. Top with sunflower seeds and shaved Parmesan.
- For shaved Parmesan, use a veggie peeler to shave curls from a block or wedge of Parmesan cheese.
Reviews
This bright salad made such a lovely addition to our Thanksgiving buffet. I used pistachios instead of the sunflower seeds for even more color.
Very good!
My whole family loved this salad. It’s a versatile salad and the combination of carrots with cranberries is perfect. Our favorite part was the dressing which was fresh and light. We made it 3 times over the holidays.
I loved this salad so much! My friend brought it to our Friendsgiving and she texted me a photo of the recipe. She found it in a cooking magazine but the photo was a bit blurry. I googled the ingredients and sure enough, this is the exact one! The combination of flavors compliments one another and it is gorgeous to look at. Perfect to make for a dinner party. You will get all the raves!