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Try a unique spin on the viral TikTok trend with this Carrot Ribbon Salad! It’s made with a savory, herby Asian-inspired pesto sauce with parsley, garlic, soy sauce, olive oil, black pepper, and sesame seeds. The perfect balance of umami and earthy flavor, this is a healthy, quick recipe that you’ll make again and again!
You all know I love a good TikTok trend! When I saw the viral carrot ribbon salad trend by user @cassyeungmoney, I knew I had to recreate my own version! In her recipe, she peels carrots into strips using a peeler, then tosses it with soy sauce, sesame oil, and other Asian seasonings. I did a similar thing here, but I wanted to make a sort of herby, pesto-y situation out of it as well. So I mixed my carrot ribbons with sauce made from roughly chopped parsley (in lieu of carrot tops), soy sauce, lots of lime, olive oil, sesame seeds, garlic, and black pepper. Because y’all know that as much as I love a TikTok trend, I LOVE x1000 a good fusion recipe.
I don’t know why, but I love combining the best features of various cultures’ cuisines into a delicious and unique megarecipe. Here, I kept elements of @cassyeungmoney’s Asian seasonings, but resembling the format of Italian pesto or Argentinian chimichurri. To great success, I might add! And the benefit of this type of sauce is that it doesn’t require using a food processor – you just give the parsley a chop, grate the garlic with a grater, and everything comes together from there! I know you’ll love these easy, healthy recipe – enjoy!
For more herby, carrot-y recipes, try my Carrot Top Pesto or Carrot Salad with Zhoug Sauce!
Carrot Ribbon Salad
Ingredients
- 8 Cups Carrot Ribbons from about 8-10 large, whole carrots
- 1 Cup Parsley or the tops from the carrots
- 1 Clove Garlic grated on a microplane
- Zest from 1 Lime
- Juice from 1 Lime
- 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1/2 Tsp Fresh-Cracked Black Pepper
- 1 1/2 Tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- To begin, wash and dry your carrots. Peel off any brown spots if needed using a vegetable peeler.
- Then, peel the carrots into ribbons. Starting at the top of the carrot, slide the peeler down the entire carrot until you have a ribbon. Continue until you have about 8 cups (but it doesn't have to be exact).
- To make the sauce, chop up the parsley and add to a mixing bowl. Grate in 1 clove of garlic using a microplane. Add the zest from 1 lime, then juice that same lime into the bowl. Add in the olive oil, soy sauce, black pepper, and sesame seeds. Taste, and adjust seasonings to your liking.
- Mix in the sauce with the carrot ribbons until all of them are coated.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Soy sauce is salty enough for this recipe, but if you’d like to add more salt, feel free to add in 1/4 tsp increments.
- If you’d like to add in some toasted sesame oil for flavor, feel free! Start in 1 tsp increments – a little goes a long way!
Nutrition
Carrot Ribbon Salad FAQs
Is this Carrot Ribbon Salad Asian?
While this recipe became viral due to an Asian creator, Cassie (aka @cassyeungmoney), the recipe is not necessarily inherently Asian. However, the flavors and seasonings she used in her recipe are definitely sourced from Asian culture!
What are carrot ribbons?
This is just a name for the type of long, ribbon-esque peels of carrot that are created when peeling a whole carrot (not baby carrots!).
What are the Carrot Ribbon Salad TikTok ingredients?
In Cassie’s recipe, she uses carrots, green onions, garlic, sesame seeds, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and chili crisp. In my recipe, I take more of an herbal route using parsley, and use olive oil for a more vegetal flavor.
P.S.
For more plant-forward recipes and New England lifestyle inspiration, be sure to follow along on Pinterest, Instagram, and TikTok! If you make a recipe, please tag me in the photo and use the hashtag #wellandfull so I can see! I love seeing your creations!
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