Carrot-Tomato Salad
From: Marielle, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Excellent served as a hors d'oeuvre.
Serve this dish decorated with parsley sprigs, and two stuffed hard-boiled egg halves if desired.
Servings: 4 to 6
Carrots
  • 6 carrots, peeled
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] salad dressing*
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] freshly finely chopped parsley
  • Juice of 1/4 a lemon
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
Tomatoes
  • 4 tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 small red onion, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] salad dressing*
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
Salad Dressing*
  • 1 French shallot, finely chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] freshly finely chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] wine vinegar
  • 5 tablespoons [75 mL] olive oil
  • To prepare salad dressing, well mix together all salad dressing ingredients into a small bowl; set aside.
  • Grate peeled carrots.
  • Well mix together salad dressing, mayonnaise, freshly chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper into a bowl.
  • Mix in grated carrots and check for seasonings.
  • Leave carrot salad to rest for 1 hour.
  • Evenly overlap tomato and red onion slices on each side of a rectangular serving plate.
  • Salt and pepper salad dressing; evenly pour all over tomato and red onion slices.
  • Leave to rest for 1 hour.
  • To serve, evenly arrange seasoned carrot salad between salad dressing coated tomato and red onion slices.