Low Calorie French Shredded Carrot Salad

This simple and delicious French carrot salad is made from shredded carrots tossed in a simple lemon dressing. It is a light and healthy, low calorie alternative without mayonnaise that is a cinch to make, keeps well, and is good for you.

Just one taste and you'll begin to understand how French women manage to stay slim while enjoying delicious food!

My sister inspired me to try this raw shredded carrot salad. So if like her you hate cooked carrots be sure to give it a try.

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Carrot Salad?

According to my calculations each serving has just 75 calories and:

2 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
2 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

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Recipe Notes

I slightly adapted this simple French shredded carrot salad, Carrottes Rapees, from one of my latest cookbook acquisitions, The Bonne Femme Cookbook: Simple, Splendid Food That French Women Cook Every Day (affiliate link), from Wine Moranville.

I used only 1 tablespoon of olive oil—instead of 2. This decreased the calories by more than 100.

We all loved it so it's going into my regular rotation salad and vegetable rotation. Enjoy!

How to Make Shredded Carrot Salad Step by Step

Step 1 - Assemble & Prep Your Ingredients

French Shredded Carrot Salad Ingredients: Carrots, Lemon, Mustard, Oil, Sugar, Salt & Parsley

½ pound carrots, peeled and grated into long thin strips (about 3 cups) and placed in a large bowl.

Grating Fresh Carrots

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Squeezing Fresh Lemon Juice

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, chives or a combination
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Step 2 - Make the Lemon Dressing

Fresh Lemon Juice

In a small bowl (affiliate link), whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, sugar and mustard until well blended.

Step 3 - Assemble the Shredded Carrot Salad

Making Shredded Carrot Salad

Pour the dressing over the carrots. Add the parsley and/or chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Taste and adjust the seasonings to suit your tastes. (You may want a little more lemon juice, mustard, salt or pepper.)

Chill the salad for at least 30 minutes to give the flavors a chance to blend and toss again before serving.

French Shredded Carrot Salad

Recipe Variations

This shredded carrot salad can be changed in a multitude of ways to suit your tastes:

• Substitute honey, maple syrup or your favorite sweetener for the sugar.
• Substitute mayonnaise for the olive oil.
• Add thinly sliced fennel and/or radish.
• Substitute fresh cilantro or dill for the parsley.
• Add some thinly sliced green onion/scallion.
• Add a sprinkling of sunflower seeds.
• Add a handful of golden raisins, dried cranberries or chopped dates.
• Add shredded or chopped apple.
• Add chopped nuts such as pistachios or walnuts.

Simple Shredded Carrot Salad

If you like this simple recipe for French carrot salad, be sure to check out my other low calorie Weight Watchers friendly carrot recipes including Weight Watchers Carrot Salad with Raisins & Walnuts, Slow Cooker Curried Carrot Soup, Easy Carrot Apple Slaw, Slow Cooker Carrots with Apple Glaze and Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

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Low Calorie French Shredded Carrot Salad Recipe

This simple and delicious French shredded salad is made from shredded carrots in a simple lemon dressing.  It is a light and healthy low calorie alternative without mayonnaise that is a cinch to make, keeps well, and is good for you. Just one taste and you'll begin to understand how French women manage to stay slim while enjoying delicious food!

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time0 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 4

Calories: 75

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ ½ pound carrots, peeled and grated into long thin strips (about 3 cups)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ▢ 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• ▢ 2 teaspoons sugar
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard (or more to taste)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, chives or a combination
• ▢ Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Place the carrots in a medium-size glass bowl.
• In a small bowl (affiliate link), whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, sugar and mustard until well blended.
• Pour the dressing over the carrots.
• Add the parsley and/or chives.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings to suit your tastes.
• Chill the salad for at least 30 minutes to give the flavors a chance to blend and toss again before serving.

Equipment

Box Grater

Lemon Squeezer

Glass Bowls

Recipe Notes

Variations:

• Substitute honey, maple syrup or your favorite sweetener for the sugar.
• Substitute mayonnaise for the olive oil.
• Add thinly sliced fennel and/or radish.
• Substitute fresh cilantro or dill for the parsley.
• Add some thinly sliced green onion/scallion.
• Add a sprinkling of sunflower seeds.
• Add a handful of golden raisins, dried cranberries or chopped dates.
• Add shredded or chopped apple.
• Add chopped nuts such as pistachios or walnuts.

Serving size: ½ cup

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

2 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

2 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

2 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

2 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Low Calorie French Shredded Carrot Salad Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 /2 cup)

Calories 75 Calories from Fat 39

% Daily Value*

Fat 4.3g7%

Carbohydrates 9.1g3%

Fiber 2.2g9%

Protein 1.3g3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: French

Keyword: easy carrot salad, French carrots, healthy shredded carrots

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Source: The Bonne Femme Cookbook: Simple, Splendid Food That French Women Cook Every Day (affiliate link)

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

Fridays, a group of bloggers, led by Mireya of <em">My Healthy Eating Habits, is posting recipes using the healthy ingredients from Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients (affiliate link), by Martha Stewart and the editors of Whole Living Magazine.

If you haven't seen the book, it's definitely worth taking a peek, especially if you're trying to eat healthier.

The 38 Power Foods are categorized into 5 chapters:

1. Vegetables;
2. Fruits;
3. Grains and Legumes;
4. Nuts and Seeds; and
5. Eggs, Yogurt and Fish

In addition to several recipes for each ingredient, there's interesting health information, along with buying, storing, and preparation tips.

We are now up to #8, Carrots, on the alphabetical list of vegetables.

It turns out Bugs Bunny was right, chomping on carrots is a good thing to do for your health.

Watch this video to find out about 10 amazing health benefits of carrots...

They're full of fiber, vitamin C, and beta- carotene, which your body converts into vitamin A, a nutrient essential for healthy skin and night vision.

Carrots are richer in carotenoids than any other vegetable too, helping to protect you from cancer, heart disease and cataracts.

Because beta-carotene is fat soluble, it's best to eat them with a little healthy oil so your body can more fully absorb the nutrients, making this French carrot salad recipe a naturally delicious & healthy choice.

For more great delicious carrot recipes, check out the blogs of these fabulous food-blogging ladies who are participating in the 38 Power Foods group:

• Alyce @ More Time at the Table
• Ansh @ Spice Roots
• Jeanette @ Jeanette's Healthy Living
• Jill @ Saucy Cooks
• Mireya @ My Healthy Eating Habits
• Sarah @ Everything in the Kitchen Sink
• Casey @ Bookcase Foodie
• Bambi @ Adobo Down Under

More Low Calorie Weight Watchers Recipes with Carrots You Might Like

• Spiralized Carrot Salad with Lemon & Dijon (SkinnyTaste)
• Spicy Carrot Salad (SnackGirl)
• Roasted Beet & Carrot Salad with Feta Cheese (LaaLoosh)
• Jicama & Carrot Slaw with Honey-Lime Dressing (Cookin'Canuck)

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