Not-just-carrot salad

Author: Yvonne Walus - Recipe writer

Photographer: Carolyn Robertson

Serves: 4

Time to make: 10 mins

Ingredients

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2 apples

7cm piece fresh ginger (optional)

6 large carrots

6 slices peeled fresh pineapple (ask an adult for help) or 6 canned pineapple rings

24 raisins

1 orange

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Instructions

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1 Wash and peel apples and ginger (if using). Wash carrots and cut off green ends. Grate apples, ginger and carrots. Toss in a salad bowl.

2 Cube pineapple and add to salad with raisins.

3 Cut orange in half. Squeeze out both halves over salad ingredients, stir then serve.

Variations

For a less sweet salad to serve with a main meal, leave out raisins and ginger.

HFG tip

If the carrots are big with thick peels, scrape peel off with a knife before grating.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 151 cal

Kilojoules 630 kJ

Protein 2 g

Total fat 1 g

Saturated fat N/S

Carbohydrates 35 g

Sugar 34 g

Dietary fibre 9 g

Sodium 40 mg

Calcium 70 mg

Iron 1 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.