Tree Nut Free Carrot Ribbon Salad with Honey-Fig Dressing
Carrot ribbons are a simple trick that completely transforms an everyday vegetable into something elegant and almost delicate on the plate. The wide, thin strips soak up the honey-fig dressing beautifully during that short rest, so every bite carries the warm brightness of ginger and turmeric alongside a gentle sweetness. Fresh figs add a jammy, jewel-like quality that makes this salad feel far more special than the effort involved, and the torn parsley and mint keep things lively and fresh. The dressing comes together with a quick whisk — olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, and a few pantry spices — so there's no blending equipment or complicated technique required. Everything in this recipe is naturally free of tree nuts, with no substitutions needed, which means you can serve it confidently at a dinner party or pack it for lunch without second-guessing a single ingredient. It's the kind of salad that looks like you tried very hard and tastes even better than it looks.
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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
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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