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Grandma's Carrot Salad

Grandma's Carrot Salad

4.7

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Mix shredded carrots and raisins together in a large salad bowl.
  3. 3 Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, and salt in a small bowl until smooth.
  4. 4 Pour over carrot mixture; stir until carrots and raisins are completely coated. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.

By Mrs Wynkoop

Kohlrabi Slaw

Kohlrabi Slaw

4.7

Prep
25 min
Cook
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Toss cabbage, kohlrabi, celery, carrot, and onion together in a large bowl.
  2. 2 Whisk sugar, salt, pepper, celery seed, mayonnaise, and vinegar together in a separate bowl until smooth; pour over the cabbage mixture and stir to coat evenly.

By Emily Schweiss

Best Tuna Pasta Salad

Best Tuna Pasta Salad

4.9

Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until almost tender, about 10 minutes. Add peas and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Drain pasta and peas and chill quickly by rinsing with cold water.
  3. 3 Transfer pasta and peas to a large bowl. Mix in tuna, celery, green onion, dill, and carrot until well blended.
  4. 4 Mix mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl; blend into tuna pasta mixture until well combined.

By Beth Urban

Mediterranean Lentil Salad

Mediterranean Lentil Salad

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Combine lentils, carrots, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme in a saucepan. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes or until lentils are tender but not mushy.
  3. 3 Drain lentils and vegetables and remove bay leaf. Add olive oil, lemon juice, celery, parsley, salt and pepper. Toss gently to mix and serve at room temperature.

By jen

Perfect Pasta Salad

Perfect Pasta Salad

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, add pasta, and boil until al dente, about 8 to 12 minutes. Drain well.
  2. 2 Place broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, celery, red onions, yellow peppers, and black olives in a large mixing bowl. Pour Caesar salad dressing over vegetables and stir to coat. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika over the vegetable mixture; stir well. Add cooked pasta and stir to combine.
  3. 3 Serve warm or refrigerate pasta salad until chilled.

By Chrissy

Classic Macaroni Salad

Classic Macaroni Salad

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
270 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook macaroni pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.
  3. 3 Mix mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, and macaroni pasta together in a large bowl.
  4. 4 Stir in celery, onion, green pepper, carrot, and pimentos.
  5. 5 Refrigerate salad for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.

By Graden

Hearts of Palm and Avocado Salad

Hearts of Palm and Avocado Salad

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel the hearts of palm into strips lengthwise and cut the pile of strips in half. Set aside.
  2. 2 Combine lime juice and vinegar in a small bowl and whisk in olive oil to combine. Season with chili powder and salt and set aside.
  3. 3 Combine onion, bell pepper, radish, carrots, tomato, serrano, cilantro, and reserved vinaigrette in a medium bowl; stir to combine. Gently fold in avocado and hearts of palm. Serve immediately.

By Nicole McLaughlin

Warm Stir-Fried Salad

Warm Stir-Fried Salad

Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Total
145 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place chicken in a large bowl. Whisk soy sauce, ginger, tarragon, and brown sugar together in a bowl; pour over chicken. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in refrigerator, 2 to 4 hours.
  2. 2 Remove chicken from marinade with a slotted spoon, reserving marinade.
  3. 3 Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute chicken until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Add marinade; bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Stir cashews and carrots into chicken.
  4. 4 Arrange cabbage and baby kale on 4 plates. Drizzle sesame oil over each cabbage-kale serving; top with chicken mixture.

By Darcy Loo

Asian Coleslaw

Asian Coleslaw

4.7

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 To make the peanut dressing: Whisk rice vinegar, oil, peanut butter, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic together in a medium bowl; set aside.
  3. 3 To make the coleslaw: Mix green cabbage, red cabbage, napa cabbage, red bell peppers, carrots, green onions, and cilantro in a large bowl.
  4. 4 When ready to serve, pour dressing over cabbage mixture and toss well to combine.

By RRITCHESKE

Steak Salad

Steak Salad

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  2. 2 Cook steak on preheated grill until reaches desired doneness, or 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer steak to a cutting board; rest until cool enough to handle.
  3. 3 Slice steak into strips or bite-sized pieces.
  4. 4 Whisk olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl; stir in blue cheese. Cover bowl; refrigerate vinaigrette.
  5. 5 Arrange lettuce, tomato, bell pepper, carrot, onion, and olives on chilled plates; top with sliced steak and drizzle with vinaigrette.

By Linda

Chef John's Classic Macaroni Salad

Chef John's Classic Macaroni Salad

4.8

Prep
30 min
Cook
15 min
Total
300 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk 1 cup mayonnaise, vinegar, Dijon, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until dressing is well blended; whisk in sugar.
  2. 2 Stir celery, bell pepper, carrot, green onions, jalapeño pepper, and poblano pepper into dressing. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate until macaroni is ready.
  3. 3 Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain in a colander for about 5 minutes, shaking out the moisture from time to time, but do not rinse.
  4. 4 Transfer macaroni to a large bowl; toss to separate. Cool to room temperature, 10 to 15 minutes. Macaroni should be sticky.
  5. 5 Add celery mixture to macaroni; stir until evenly distributed. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate until macaroni absorbs dressing, 4 hours to overnight.
  6. 6 Stir salad; stir water and remaining 1 tablespoon mayonnaise into salad to refresh before serving.

By John Mitzewich

Chickpea Quinoa Mock Tuna Salad

Chickpea Quinoa Mock Tuna Salad

5.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork and refrigerate until cold.
  2. 2 Combine chickpeas, carrot, celery, sunflower seeds, cabbage, and onion in a food processor and pulse until everything is roughly equal in size; transfer to a large bowl.
  3. 3 Stir quinoa, almonds, and raisins into the chickpea mixture; add mayonnaise, mustard, kelp flakes, relish, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir the mixture until evenly seasoned.

By Stef

Red Salad

Red Salad

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
120 min
Total
135 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Fill a large pot with water, and add beets. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and cook for about 30 minutes. Add potatoes to the water, and continue to cook for another 30 minutes. Add carrots, and continue boiling until everything is soft, about 15 minutes. Drain, and let the vegetables cool until cool enough to handle.
  2. 2 Cut vegetables into cubes, and place them in a serving bowl. Stir in mayonnaise and mustard until everything is well coated. Serve warm.

By eLi

Quick Blender Carrot Cake

Quick Blender Carrot Cake

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
  2. 2 Combine carrots, sugar, oil and eggs in a blender; blend until smooth. Gradually add flour and mix until well blended. Turn off blender. Stir baking powder into batter with a wooden spoon. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Place cake pan on a wire rack and cool completely. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate.

By Gi_BR

Curtido (El Salvadoran Cabbage Salad)

Curtido (El Salvadoran Cabbage Salad)

4.4

Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine the cabbage and carrot in a large bowl and pour the boiling water over the mixture. Allow the mixture to steep for 5 minutes; drain well. Return the cabbage and carrots to the bowl. Mix in the green onion, vinegar, 1/2 cup of water, and oregano. Toss until all ingredients are combined. Chill for 20 minutes before serving.

By Jenny

Curtido (Salvadoran Pickled Slaw)

Curtido (Salvadoran Pickled Slaw)

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
Total
560 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix cabbage, onion, carrot, and chile peppers together in a large bowl. Sprinkle salt evenly on top. Cover with boiling water. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
  2. 2 Pour vinegar over cabbage mixture; add oregano. Mix together carefully.
  3. 3 Cover and refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight.

By Nahum and Brandi

Guatemalan Rice

Guatemalan Rice

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add rice, onion, and tomato; cook and stir until rice turns light golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir water, carrot, celery, and chicken bouillon into the skillet. Simmer until most of the water is absorbed, about 8 minutes. Cover and simmer until rice is tender, 5 to 8 minutes more.

By ruth1234

Cuban Inspired Millet

Cuban Inspired Millet

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Blend carrot and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir carrot mixture, onion, and green bell pepper until softened, about 10 minutes. Add millet; stir until fragrant and toasted, about 3 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour vegetable broth into millet mixture; season with salt and black pepper. Reduce heat and simmer until all the broth is absorbed and millet is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in cilantro.

By asjlachuk

Brazilian Carrot Cake

Brazilian Carrot Cake

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 9x13 baking dish.
  2. 2 Place the carrots, eggs, and oil in a blender or bowl of a food processor. Process until carrots are finely chopped. Pour the carrot mixture into a mixing bowl. Stir in 2 cups sugar until well blended. Stir in the flour and baking powder; mix until well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
  3. 3 Bake in preheated oven until top springs back when lightly touched, about 40 minutes.
  4. 4 Meanwhile, make the icing by placing the butter, 1 cup sugar, instant hot chocolate drink mix, and milk in a pan. While stirring, heat to almost boiling over medium-high heat until mixture thickens. When the cake is done, remove from the oven and immediately spread the icing evenly over the top.

By CookingMama

Brazilian-Style Carrot Cake with Chocolate Sauce

Brazilian-Style Carrot Cake with Chocolate Sauce

3.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
43 min
Total
68 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch cake pan and dust with flour.
  2. 2 Combine 2 cups sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, and carrots in a blender; blend until very smooth, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour carrot mixture into a bowl; add flour and baking powder. Mix well to combine. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool.
  5. 5 Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cocoa powder, milk, and butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce begins to bubble and thicken, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and quickly spread over cake.

By Alessandra Kanawati

Vegetable Quinoa Pilaf

Vegetable Quinoa Pilaf

4.2

Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pour oil into a medium saucepan, and place over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrots; cook and stir for 10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
  2. 2 Using a strainer, rinse quinoa under cold water. Drain well. Stir into the vegetables; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add water, bay leaf and lemon rind and juice; bring to boil. Cover, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender.
  3. 3 Discard bay leaf. Stir in peas, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve.

By Laura Jull

Black Beans with Bacon

Black Beans with Bacon

4.6

Prep
30 min
Cook
40 min
Total
810 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place beans in a pressure cooker with enough water to cover, and soak 12 hours, or overnight.
  2. 2 Add 2 1/2 quarts water to the beans, or enough to fill pressure cooker about 2/3 full. Cover, and cook 30 minutes at 10 pounds pressure. Remove from heat, and set aside.
  3. 3 Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and saute the garlic and onion until tender. Stir in the tomato and carrot. Cook about 5 minutes, and mix in the bacon. Cook and stir until bacon is crisp and evenly browned.
  4. 4 Mix the vegetable and bacon mixture into the pressure cooker with the black beans. Cover, and continue cooking approximately 10 minutes at 10 pounds pressure. Garnish with parsley, and season with salt and pepper to serve.

By Marlies Monika

Peruvian Cilantro Rice

Peruvian Cilantro Rice

3.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the chicken into a large saucepan and fill with enough water to cover, about 3 cups. Bring to a boil and cook for about fifteen minutes, or until chicken is done. Dice chicken, and reserve cooking liquid.
  2. 2 In a food processor or blender, puree cilantro with 1/2 cup water.
  3. 3 Heat oil in a saucepan and cook garlic until lightly browned. Pour in 2 cups of the cooking liquid and stir in the cilantro puree, diced chicken, carrots, peas, cumin and rice. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer, then cover; cook on low heat until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.

By LAURELC1

Homemade Albondigas Soup

Homemade Albondigas Soup

4.5

Prep
30 min
Cook
60 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Place ground beef, 1/2 of the cilantro, 1/2 of the onion, garlic, garlic salt, and onion powder in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper; mix gently until combined. Form meat mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs.
  3. 3 Coat a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray; warm over medium-high heat. Cook meatballs in the hot skillet until browned all over. Transfer meatballs to a plate and set aside. (Meatballs do not need to be fully cooked since they will finish cooking in the soup.)
  4. 4 Cook and stir remaining onion in the same skillet over medium-low heat until translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer onions to a large pot.
  5. 5 Pour chicken broth into the pot with onions. Stir in carrots, celery, and potatoes. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are nearly tender, about 15 minutes.
  6. 6 Add meatballs and remaining cilantro; simmer for 30 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

By Melissa Washington

Arroz con Pollo (Peruvian Style)

Arroz con Pollo (Peruvian Style)

4.2

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat vegetable oil in a heavy pot with a lid over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper; cook in hot oil until just browned, about 2 minutes per side. Remove chicken to a platter, reserving drippings in the pot.
  2. 2 Saute onion and garlic in the retained drippings until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir cilantro into the onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir mixture for 2 minutes more.
  3. 3 Return chicken to the pot; add rice, water, beer, carrot, and peas. Place lid on the pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the rice absorbs the liquid completely and is tender, about 20 minutes.

By carla from peru

Argentine Lentil Stew

Argentine Lentil Stew

4.2

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the lentils and water in a large pot, and mix in the vegetable bouillon. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir the tomatoes, onion, carrot, apple, peas, garlic, olive oil, barbeque sauce, and paprika into the pot. Continue to simmer 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

By Frank Mercer

Arroz a la Cubana (Giniling)

Arroz a la Cubana (Giniling)

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add potato and carrot; saute for 3 minutes. Remove to a bowl.
  2. 2 Add onion and garlic to the hot skillet and saute until slightly brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add potato-carrot mixture back to the skillet with water, soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, 5 to 8 minutes.
  3. 3 Add bell pepper, raisins, and peas; cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve over hot rice.

By Meredith