Low Iodine Carrot Ribbon Salad with Honey-Fig Dressing
Eating with iodine restrictions doesn't mean settling for boring plates, and this vibrant salad is proof. Wide carrot ribbons — made with nothing more than a vegetable peeler — give the dish a beautiful, almost pasta-like texture that soaks up the honey-fig dressing in the best way. That dressing is a simple whisk of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, fresh ginger, and turmeric, all ingredients that are naturally free of the iodine-heavy additives and seafood derivatives that can make store-bought dressings a minefield. Fresh figs bring a jammy sweetness that plays off the brightness of the vinegar, while torn parsley and mint keep every bite feeling light and aromatic. A short rest lets the ribbons soften just enough to turn this into something genuinely elegant rather than a raw crunch-fest. It's the kind of salad that works as a starter, a side, or an honest lunch all on its own.
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4 servings
For the salad
- 1 lb carrots (about 5 medium), peeled
- 6 fresh figs, stemmed and quartered
- ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly torn
- 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, roughly torn
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
Chef's tipFine sea salt and table salt measure the same - no conversion needed.
Instructions
- 1
Using a vegetable peeler, draw long strokes down each carrot to create wide, thin ribbons, rotating the carrot as you go. Stop when you reach the narrow core. Place the ribbons in a large mixing bowl.
- 2
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, grated ginger, turmeric, and salt until the dressing is smooth and emulsified.
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