Carrot Salad with Pumpkin Seeds

This Carrot Salad with Pumpkin Seeds is easy to make with just a bunch of simple ingredients. Light and healthy, it delivers a good amount of fiber and protein and, hence, it is filling and satisfying.

Hello everyone – happy (almost) weekend. Are you ready? I am so, so ready.

Today, I am here with an easy yet utterly tasty Carrot Salad with Pumpkin Seeds. Previously, I have shared this Carrot Raisin Salad, an elevated version of an old good classic recipe. Yeah, this year I’ve been really into simple salads just like this one. And indeed, I am not going to stop anytime soon. Sometimes simplest recipes are the best, aren’t they?

Carrot Salad with Pumpkin Seeds

This Carrot Salad with Pumpkin Seeds requires just a bunch of simple ingredients most of them you probably already have in your pantry, including olive oil, mustard, maple syrup, and apple vinegar. Fresh ingredients include carrots, parsley, and thyme.

This time I used a simple dressing made with olive oil, maple syrup (just because my carrots were not too sweet; you can skip it completely), Dijon mustard, and apple vinegar. Also, salted pumpkin seeds nicely compliment the subtle sweetness of the salad. If you don’t have salted seeds, just a bit more salt to the salad.

As always, you can easily adjust the recipe to your preference. Don’t like the dressing? Switch to a mayo (yogurt) as the base. Also, other nuts and seeds will be great here. Think of pine nuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, etc. Don’t have parsley or thyme? Fresh dill will do, too! The addition of dried cranberries or raisins will also be nice.

I mean, I can literally keep going with all possible variations; you can simply shoot me an email if you need more suggestions.

More Salad Ideas

Looking for more salad ideas? I’ve got many on this blog, you can use search You searched for salad – (havocinthekitchen.com) or catalogue.

I hope you like this Carrot Salad with Pumpkin Seeds, and you will give it a try shortly. If you make it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share your photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.

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Carrot Salad with Pumpkin Seeds

Recipe by Ben | Havocinthekitchen

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Course: Slaws and All-Season Salads

Servings

4-6

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Chilling time (recommended)

1-2

hours

This Carrot Salad with Pumpkin Seeds is easy to make with just a bunch of simple ingredients. Light and healthy, it delivers a good amount of fiber and protein and, hence, it is filling and satisfying.

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Ingredients

• ~5 cups grated carrots (4-5 medium carrots)

• 1/4 cup chopped parsley

• 1/2 tsp. fresh thyme

• 1/3 cup salted pumpkin seeds (if using unsalted, add more salt to the salad)

• 1/2 tbsp. Dijon mustard

• 1 tsp. olive oil

• 1 tsp. maple syrup

• 1/2 tsp. apple vinegar

• a pinch of salt (optional)

Directions

• In the small bowl, whisk together the mustard, oil, maple syrup, and apple vinegar. Note: this amount will be enough to lightly coat the salad; you may want to increase it.
• Gently combine the carrots with the herbs and dressing in a medium bowl. Try and adjust the taste if necessary – you may need a touch of salt or black pepper.
• You can serve this salad immediately, but it will be only better if you cover and refrigerate it for an hour or even longer. Sprinkle with the pumpkin seeds just before serving (otherwise, they will be soggy.) Enjoy!