salad
A salad is a dish consisting of mixed, mostly natural ingredients with at least one raw ingredient. They are typically served at room temperature or chilled, though some can be served warm. Condiments and salad dressings, which exist in a va ...
made with
carrot
The carrot ('' Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, ''Daucus carota'', nat ...
s. Recipes for carrot salad vary widely by
regional cuisine
Regional cuisine is cuisine based upon national, state or local regions. Regional cuisines may vary based upon food availability and trade, varying climates, cooking traditions and practices, and cultural differences.traditional dish in the Southern United States. Grated salad is mixed with raisins,
mayonnaise
Mayonnaise (; ), colloquially referred to as "mayo" , is a thick, cold, and creamy sauce or dressing commonly used on sandwiches, hamburgers, composed salads, and French fries. It also forms the base for various other sauces, such as tartar ...
, granulated sugar, salt and black pepper.
The
Koryo-saram
Koryo-saram ( ko, 고려사람; russian: Корё сарам; uk, Корьо-сарам) is the name which ethnic Koreans in the post-Soviet states use to refer to themselves. The term is composed of two Korean words: "", a historical name for ...
, ethnic Koreans in the post-
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
states, popularized spicy pickled carrot salad, known throughout the Soviet Union as
Korean-style carrot
Morkovcha (Koryo-mar: /), also known as Korean-style carrots (russian: морковь по-корейски, morkov' po-koreyski) or Korean carrot salad ( uz, koreyscha sabzili salat), is a spicy marinated carrot salad. It is a Koryo-saram variant ...
s. It is said to have been unknown in South Korea until recently, but has gained an international following and is served in many cafeterias throughout the
CIS
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Places
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* In Poland:
** Cis, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central
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where it is also sold in supermarkets, and featured regularly as a side dish on dinner tables and at holiday feasts set by many ethnicities of the former
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
.
In
India
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, carrot salads are often made with grated carrots are cooked with mustard seeds and green chillies in hot oil.
In
Bulgarian cuisine
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a salad with carrots and cabbage is traditional.
In
Brazilian cuisine
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,
churrasco
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service often includes
potato salad
Potato salad is a salad dish made from boiled potatoes, usually containing a dressing and a variety of other ingredients such as boiled eggs and raw vegetables.
In the United States, it is generally considered a side dish and usually accompanie ...
and carrot salad made with mayonnaise, raw onion, green peas, sweetcorn or sometimes
chayote
Chayote (''Sechium edule''), also known as mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between southern Mexico and Honduras, with the most genetic diversity ...
squashes.
Carrot salad is eaten across the
Middle East
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most commonly by mixing carrots with parsley and lemon juice.
Houria is a cooked, and often mashed, carrot salad in
Tunisian cuisine
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Historically, Tuni ...
.
In
Morocco
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, carrot salad is made by mixing cooked carrots with lemon juice and cumin and oftentimes herbs and garlic.
In Russia,
doner kebab
Doner kebab (, ; tr, döner or , ), also spelled döner kebab, is a type of kebab, made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. Seasoned meat stacked in the shape of an inverted cone is turned slowly on the rotisserie, next to a vertical co ...
often includes carrot salad as an accompaniment to the meat.
''Surówka z Marchewki'' is a
Polish cuisine
Polish cuisine ( pl, kuchnia polska) is a style of cooking and food preparation originating in or widely popular in Poland. Due to Poland's history, Polish cuisine has evolved over the centuries to be very eclectic, and it shares many similariti ...
carrot salad made with carrots,
Granny Smith
The Granny Smith, also known as a green apple or sour apple, is an apple cultivar which originated in Australia in 1868. It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a hybrid ...
apple, lemon juice, sunflower oil or vegetable oil, salt, and sugar.
Macedonia is a dish that was represented in the 1940s and 1950s in north Africa and Québec (
Québec City
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especially) with cans "de la macédoine" of diced carrots and peas.
In France, '' carottes râpées'' (or ''salade de carottes râpées'') is a grated carrot salad made with whole-grain mustard.
See also
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List of carrot dishes
This is a list of carrot dishes and foods, which use carrot as a primary ingredient. The carrot (''Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist.
Carrot ...
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List of salads
Salad is any of a wide variety of dishes including: green salads; vegetable salads; long beans; salads of pasta, legumes, or grains; mixed salads incorporating meat, poultry, or seafood; and fruit salads. They often include vegetables and fruits. ...