Weight Watchers Carrot Salad with Raisins and Walnuts

WW Recipe of the Day: Carrot Salad with Raisins & Walnuts

It's way too hot to do much cooking. That's when I turn to salads.

All kinds of salads.

I especially love veggie salads that can hold up in the fridge for a few days so they are ready and waiting when I want them.

Shredded Carrot Salad with Raisins & Walnuts

Recipes like this Weight Watchers Raisin & Walnut Carrot Salad fit the bill perfectly.

It's a quick and easy, colorful, crunchy concoction of shredded carrots, raisins, chopped walnuts, scallions and celery tossed with a simple oil and vinegar dressing.

Low Calorie Carrot Salad Recipe Notes

I spied this recipe as I was thumbing through one of my old Weight Watchers cookbooks.

As luck would have it I had everything I needed on hand to toss it together this afternoon.

Now it's sitting in the fridge ready and waiting for when I want it.

As is my habit, I made a few changes to suit our tastes. I skipped the green bell pepper, bumped up the amount of vinegar and added a smidge of honey mustard.

This is definitely the kind of recipe you can play with to suit your tastes.

The cookbook suggested that for an attractive presentation, you could serve this colorful salad on a platter lined with lettuce or cabbage leaves.

Or, if you're a lazy cook like me, simply toss it into a bowl.

This recipe is from a Weight Watchers cookbook (affiliate link) that predates PointsPlus, so it provides the exchanges as well as nutritional values, which I've included here.

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Walnut, Raisin, Carrot Salad?

According to my calculations, each serving has 86 calories and:

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

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Weight Watchers Carrot Salad with Raisins & Walnuts Recipe

This Weight Watchers Carrot Salad with Raisins and Walnuts is a quick and easy colorful, crunchy concoction of shredded carrots, raisins, chopped walnuts, scallions and celery tossed with a simple oil and vinegar dressing.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 4

Calories: 86

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ ¼ cup dark raisins
• ▢ 2 cups shredded carrots
• ▢ ½ ounce walnuts, coarsely chopped
• ▢ 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
• ▢ 2 tablespoons chopped celery
• ▢ 2 tablespoons chopped green bell pepper (I left this out)
• ▢ 1-2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (to taste)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon olive oil
• ▢ ½ teaspoon honey mustard
• ▢ Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• In a small bowl combine the raisins and ¼ cup warm water and set aside to soak.
• In a medium bowl toss together the carrots, walnuts, green onion, celery and bell pepper, vinegar, oil and mustard. You'll want to stir and toss well so everything is well combined.
• Drain the raisins, reserving 1 tablespoon of the water.
• Add the raisins and reserved water to the carrot mixture. Toss again.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning adding salt, pepper and/or additional vinegar or mustard to taste.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Recipe Notes

Serving size: generous ½ cup

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

3 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

2 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Exchanges: ½ fat, 1 vegetable, ½ fruit

Nutrition Facts

Weight Watchers Carrot Salad with Raisins & Walnuts Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 /2 cup (generous))

Calories 86 Calories from Fat 32

% Daily Value*

Fat 3.5g5%

Carbohydrates 14g5%

Fiber 2.5g10%

Protein 1.5g3%

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

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: carrot raisin salad, low calorie carrot salad

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Source: Weight Watchers Simply Light Cooking: 250 Recipes from the Kitchens of Weight Watchers (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.

I used the following kitchen tools to make this salad:

• Box Grater (affiliate link)
• Mixing Bowls (affiliate link)
• Chef's Knife (affiliate link)

More Weight Watchers Salad Recipes You Might Like:

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• Easy Healthy Broccoli Slaw (Simple-Nourished-Living)
• Asian Ginger Carrot Dressing (SkinnyTaste)
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• Weight Watchers Citrus Asian Slaw (Weight Watchers)

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