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This viral shaved carrot salad is so simple, but it's an absolute must-make recipe!

The combination of vinegar, oil, salt, and sesame is the perfect accompaniment for carrots, bringing out their best flavors. The best thing about this salad is that it's ready in only a few minutes.

If you're a fan of simple salads with ribboned veggies, try our Shaved Asparagus Salad with Quinoa, Shaved Zucchini Salad, and Shaved Fennel and Asparagus Quinoa Salad.

A bowl of shaved carrot salad with chopsticks resting on it.

You're going to love this viral carrot salad! Any kind of ribboned vegetable is fun to eat, but this carrot salad is really special. It has only a few ingredients, but it tastes savory, tangy, and bright!

It's a great little side salad, afternoon snack, or light lunch. For a more substantial meal, you can serve it alongside some crispy tofu or fried rice.

Shaved Carrot Salad Ingredients

You don't need much to make this salad - it's mostly pantry ingredients:

2 medium-sized carrots, cleaned and peeled
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
½ teaspoon flaky sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Two carrots, sesame seeds, flaky sea salt, black pepper, half a lime, rice wine vinegar, and sesame oil.

How to Make a Ribboned Carrot Salad

Use a vegetable peeler to peel the carrots into long, thin strips over a mixing bowl.

Add the sesame oil, rice vinegar, sesame seeds, sea salt, and black pepper to the carrot strips. Toss several times to combine.

Ribboned carrot salad in a mixing bowl with silver tongs.

Serve immediately.

Chopsticks picking up pieces of ribboned carrot salad in a bowl.

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Shaved Carrot Salad

This delightful shaved carrot salad is a refreshing snack or light lunch! It's a popular salad recipe because it's so easy to make and tastes great!

5 from 19 votes

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Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings: serving

Author: Emily Wilson

Equipment

Vegetable Peeler
Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

2 medium-sized carrots cleaned and peeled
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
½ teaspoon flaky sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
squeeze of lime juice

Instructions

Use a vegetable peeler to peel the carrots into long, thin strips over a mixing bowl.
Add the sesame oil, rice vinegar, sesame seeds, sea salt, black pepper, and lime juice to the carrot strips. Toss several times to combine.
Serve immediately.

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Notes

Recommended Tools - It's easiest to make this recipe with a Y-peeler, but you can use a mandoline as well.

Storage - This recipe will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days when stored in an airtight container. However, it tastes best fresh - the carrots are crispest the day they're made!