Description
A refreshing and healthy carrot apple salad that combines crunchy carrots with sweet apples and a creamy dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 red delicious apple
- 1 granny smith apple
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 cups matchstick carrots
- ¼ cup yellow onion, finely diced
- ⅓ cup dried sweetened cranberries
- ½ cup vanilla yogurt
- ¼ cup mayo
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup canned mandarin segments, drained
Instructions
- Cut both apples matchstick style and place the pieces in a bowl.
- Pour the lemon juice over the apple pieces in the bowl and toss well to coat all of the apples.
- Set the bowl aside to let the apples soak up the lemon juice for 5 minutes, this will prevent browning.
- Pour the matchstick carrots into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the diced onion and sweetened dried cranberries to the bowl.
- Once the apples have sat for at least 5 minutes, add them to the mixing bowl.
- Add the vanilla yogurt and mayo to the bowl.
- Add the sugar, salt and pepper to the bowl.
- Stir all of the ingredients together well.
- Add the mandarins to the bowl and stir them into the salad.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least three hours.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Pre-cut matchstick carrots can be purchased at the grocery store for convenience.
- Refrigerating the salad for three hours enhances the flavors.
- This salad can be made a day in advance for a party or gathering.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
Keywords: Carrot Apple Salad, healthy salad, refreshing salad