

3 Large Raw Carrots
¼ cup Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp. Sesame Oil
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 pinch of powdered Ginger or 1 Tbsp of Fresh (chopped finely)
1 small Clove of Garlic
1 Generous Handful of Peanuts
This superb little salad is so simple that you can make it blind folded with one arm tied behind your back. The sweetness of the carrots is balanced out with salty soy, nutty oil, and a hit of ginger and garlic for heat. You must have nuts not only for flavor but for texture.
Scrub the carrots well, no need to peel. Grate into a bowl. Toss in the soy, oils, and spices. Plonk in the fridge for an hour (if you have it, no worries if you haven’t). Don’t add the nuts until just before serving.
I love this salad with sushi. It’s also very tasty with slivers of cold roasted pork, duck, or chicken.
When I lived in Vancouver, B.C., I often ventured into China Town for barbaqued duck. The glorious birds would hang from hooks, and steam, glistening a saucy red. Point to the victim who would quickly fall under the precise swings of a butchers knife on a wooden block with a shallow rut. Wrapped in white paper like a Christmas parcel…this duck ah…so simple and yet so grand would be the perfect crown on my humble grated carrot salad.
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