Lidia Bastianich’s Carrot & Apple Salad Recipe

I attended a blogging event with Lidia Bastianich with my youngest son Sean. While there, Lidia shared how to make an easy carrot & apple salad recipe. She also shared tips regarding what kids could do to help prepare the dish.

Carrot & Apple Salad Recipe by Lidia Bastianich's

Sean only picked out the apples in this salad, but I enjoyed all of it. I think that you will also so I’m sharing this excerpt from Lidia’s Family Kitchen: Nonna’s Birthday Surprise by Lidia Bastianich © 2013

“Here’s another fine winter salad. This one is made of crunchy carrots and fresh seasonal apples. The crunchy complexity of the carrots and the crisp apple provide a delightful, unexpected combination of flavor and texture.

To turn the salad into a light lunch, add a few slices of prosciutto and serve it with some crusty bread.

A firm, crisp apple is what you want for salad, and fortunately, there are many varieties in the market that have that essential crunch, with flavors ranging from sweet to tangy to tart.

I like to use a few different apples for greater complexity of flavor and vivid color in the salad. In addition to the reliably crisp Granny Smith apple, I look for some of the old-time firm and tart apples, such as Gravenstein, Jonathan, and Rome.”

Carrot & Apple Salad Recipe

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Kids Can:

*Rinse the apples

*Toss the apples and carrots together in a bowl

*Grind the pepper

*Help measure and whisk together the dressing ingredients and then dress the salad

*Sprinkle the chives

As always, this carrot & apple salad recipe is meant to be a guideline. Cooking is not always an exact science so enjoy making it your own!

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