The Best Carrot Salad Recipe with Peanut Sauce
This Carrot Salad is crunchy and delicious and just wait until you taste the sauce, it’s a peanut sauce that I find irresistible. Add in some cocoked quinoa and you’ll make it filling as well as give it a protein kick! It’s perfect to make for easy lunches and to enjoy at the beach! Adding in cooked chicken makes this a wonderful summer meal!
It’s no secret I love Thai Peanut items!
I have a great Thai Peanut Sauce Recipe here,
and I often make it over pasta like HERE,
but since I’ve been eating low carb I wanted to make some dishes I could enjoy the great flavor of without feeling like I was missing out!
This is THAT dish!
I like piling it high and topping it with peanuts too!
It only takes minutes to prepare this…
take a look!
And before you start scrolling if you want another That Peanut Dish, this one is made with Sweet Potato Noodles.
Did you know that cooked quinoa can be often found in the rice aisle of the grocery store? Right next to the quinoa itself. I add in 1 cup of cooked quinoa to this recipe. And if you have more cooked quinoa, add it into your pasta salads. And give this Roasted Cauliflower, Quinoa, Pasta Salad a try!
Wether or not your add quinoa is up to you, it’s great without it too. Feel free to add some cooked cooled small pasta if you want to turn this into a pasta salad.
Carrot Salad
I just love having dishes like this in the fridge so there is no thinking involved in healthy eating!
Consider this when writing up your weekly menu plan and try something NEW!
Take a look in the produce section for pre-prepped veggies if you’re looking to save more time. I buy bags of shredded carrots, I like when they are on the thicker side and they make this dish nice and crunchy!
Change up this carrot salad to suit your needs…
To reduce sodium, use low-sodium soy sauce, or Amino Acids, another option is balsamic vinegar if you prefer a sweeter taste.
If you don’t want a peanut flavor in this dish if you’re serving it as a low-carb side for the holiday or similar use your favorite Italian salad dressing. Olive Gardens Salad Dressing tastes nice for a change.
High-Protein option:
Turn this into a High-Protein meal by adding 2 cups of cooked shredded chicken.
This is one of my all time favorite low carb items to make! If you want some more LOW CARB advice and recipes take a look here.
Quinoa Carrot Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked quinoa I purchase cooked quinoa in 1 cup portions in the grocery store, or you can cook and prepare quinoa yourself
- 2-3 cups chopped red cabbage
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- 3 green onions chopped
- cilantro
- 1/4 cup peanuts
dressing
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place quinoa, cabbage, carrots, and green onion in a medium bowl.
- Mix dressing, peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and salt and pepper
- Mix dressing over vegetables
- top with peanuts.
- ALternatively, you can use a different Italian salad dressing if you don’t want the peanut flavor.
Hi Diane
Can this salad be made a day in advance?
Yes you can make it a day ahead and either toss the dressing ahead or toss the dressing the day of serving.
great piece of writing dishes such like that. I really like the way it is written thank you for this great information
this is same as the previous one and this is all we are left with.
I’ve been looking for more salad recipes that are more than just plain salad, I’m loving this one, sounds yummy.
This dish looks so great. I am always looking for low carb recipes that don’t have unusual ingredients.
I am just going to love this salad, I’m always looking for new healthy recipes and you are so creative.
I have been looking for a potluck salad recipe for new international college student dinner, and I think this may just be the one. Thanks for posting!
Great article and interesting, thank you for sharing.
Quinoa carrot salad oh my goodness I’m making this tomorrow, it looks great and the best part is I have everything I need on hand, I just love recipes like this, thanks.
Just keep those easy wholesome recipes coming. I love it!