Diabetic Recipes - Vegan Carrot-Cranberry-Walnut Salad with Creamy Walnut Vinaigrette - 11g Carbs, 4g Fiber

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Vegan Carrot-Cranberry- Walnut Salad with Creamy Walnut Vinaigrette - 11g Carbs, 4g Fiber

Serving Size : 5 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowerCarbs
Vegan
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
Dressing:
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup silken tofu
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
2 tablespoons walnut oil

Salad:
3 cups coarsely grated carrots -- (5 - 6 large carrots)
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1 cup walnuts -- toasted and skins removed

IN a blender, combine th lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, tofu, and salt. Blend while slowly pouring in the walnut oil. In a large bowl, combine the carrots, cranberries, and vinaigrette. With clean hands, toss the salad well, thoroughly coating it with the vinaigrette. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes. Remove from the refrigerator 10 minutes before serving, add the walnuts and toss well.
Serves 4 to 6.
This is a modern spin on my mother's carrot-raisin salad. Rather than adding dollops of mayonnaise to the dish, I combine silken tofu with the vinaigrette to make it creamier and use tangy dried cranberries instead of raisins. The walnuts add texture to the salad and give it a more robust flavor.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 240 Calories; 20g Fat (70.1% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 262mg Sodium
Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch) ; 1 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.