My favorite fast-food restaurant? Chik-fil-a.
My favorite thing to order at Chik-fil-a?
Carrot-Raisin Salad.
I don’t know what it is about this simple combination of ingredients, but I could eat an entire quart-full in one sitting.
But 79-cents per quarter cup is kind of steep. So I make my own.
Just some shredded carrots with some crushed pineapple, raisins, a teaspoon or two of sugar, and a couple tablespoons of mayo.
Delicious.
The problem is the sheer amount of equipment and preparation involved. I grate the carrots with the fine grater holes to make it just like the original. I’m left with aching tricep muscles for days. Is it really, really worth it?
Not quite sure.
I’ve tried the standard flat grater. And even the Pampered Chef rotary grater (which really doesn’t work well at all for this). The food processor shreds the carrots too coarsely.
Any other ideas?
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Alison (6 months ago)
Our supermarket sells pre-grated carrot. I like to use apple juice, apple chunks (slightly sour, like G. Smith are my favourite). A squirt of lemon juice is also yum!
Bonny Folkestad (4 weeks ago)
I grew up in Germany with a variation of this recipe. Shredded carrots, raisins, honey.