Preparation
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Change up the flavors for your daily meals with this delicious and crunchy carrot salad, simple to make at home for the whole family to enjoy. Today, TasteVN will guide you on how to make this tasty mixed salad. Let’s get into the kitchen and start cooking!
Ingredients for Carrot Salad Serves 2
Carrots 2 roots Long beans 50 gr Cherry tomatoes 5 fruits Cashews 30 gr Garlic 1 bulb Chili 3 fruits Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Palm sugar 1 teaspoon Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Salt A little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh carrots
- Choose carrots that are dark orange in color, of moderate size, with smooth skin, not bruised, feel firm in hand and slightly hard.
- Avoid choosing those that are too large as they tend to be old, resulting in a very hard texture, lacking sweetness and distinctive aroma.
How to choose good tomatoes that are not bruised
- You should choose tomatoes that have a mild fragrance, with bright red skin that is intact and not scratched. Typically, these are ripe and fresh tomatoes.
- When you cut the tomato in half, you will see that the seeds inside are yellow, not green, and the flesh of the fruit is bright red and visually appealing.
- Tomatoes that are vine-ripened usually have fresh, green stems that are not wilted and are firmly attached to the top of the fruit.
- Conversely, you should not choose tomatoes with stems that detach easily when pulled gently.
How to make Carrot Salad
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Prepare the ingredients
After purchasing, peel the carrots, then rinse them with clean water and shred them finely.
Remove the fibers from the sides of the green beans, wash them clean, and cut them into small pieces.
Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half using a knife.
Peeled garlic should be washed clean. After removing the stems, rinse the chili peppers with water as well.
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Pound cashews with garlic and chili
Prepare a mortar, add garlic, chili, and a little salt, then pound until fine.
Next, add the cashews (or you can substitute with peanuts) into the mortar and continue to pound until fine.
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Pound tomatoes and green beans with the garlic chili cashew mixture
Add to bowl the pounded garlic, chili, and cashews mixture along with the green beans and tomatoes.
Then, use a pestle to gently pound until the ingredients are slightly crushed.
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Mixing the salad
After seeing that the ingredients are slightly crushed, add to the bowl the shredded carrots along with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of palm sugar, and 1 tablespoon of lime juice.
Then continue to gently pound so that the salad absorbs the seasoning evenly.
Finally, add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce to the bowl and use a spoon to mix well, and you are done.
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Finished product
So, with just a few steps, you can complete the delicious and attractive carrot salad. The carrots are crunchy and soak up the rich seasoning, combined with refreshing tomatoes and crunchy green beans. Although it’s just a salad made from simple ingredients, the flavor it brings will definitely make you love it!
Above is a guide on how to make carrot salad, crunchy and delicious, simple to make at home for the whole family to enjoy. Hope this article helps you succeed!
