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CARROT SALAD SAKE LEMON DRESSING

September 7, 2016 By Angela Olson Matthews Leave a Comment · Print recipe ·

carrot salad

I made this Carrot Salad with Sake Lemon Dressing for a special dinner with friends, who also happen to have a Sake Brewery in Maine (Blue Current Sake). The heirloom carrots were still at the market and they are so beautiful and so delicious. I used a mandoline to make the slices very thin, but you can use your food processor as well. I know this will become your new favorite carrot salad.


Serves: 6
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: about 10 minutes


Preheat oven to 350° F. while you make the dressing.

Sake Lemon Dressing:

1 tablespoon sake
1 ½ tablespoons light brown sugar
⅓ cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
½ teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon olive oil

  1. In a small bowl or jar, whisk together the sake, brown sugar, lemon juice, salt, then whisk in the oils. Set aside until ready to serve the salad.

Carrot Salad:

2 cups seeds or nuts, such as sunflower seeds or pine nuts (I used pine nuts).
2 teaspoons olive oil
⅛ teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 pound carrots, grated or very thinly sliced ( I used heirloom carrots, mixed with regular carrots)
½ small cucumber, halved, seeded, smashed a little, then chopped
8 scallions, thinly sliced, diagonally
1 lemon, zested for garnish


  1. In a small bowl, toss the seeds or nuts with oil and salt and arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, turning a couple of times to get even browning. If you are using pine nuts, watch them, they will brown quickly. Set
    aside to cool.
  2. Place the carrots, cucumber, and most of the scallions and nuts or seeds in a bowl. Pour ⅔ of the dressing over the carrots and toss well. Taste to see if you need more dressing.

Garnish: Use the remaining seeds, scallions, and lemon zest.


RESOURCE LINKS:

KUHN RIKON Mandoline 

Microplane Zester

USA Pan Bakeware Aluminized Half Sheet Pan 18 x 13 inch

BLUE CURRENT BREWERY                                    

sake-blue-current

Blue Current Brewery Makers of Hand Crafted American Sake

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