Jeweled Carrot Salad with Apple and Pomegranate

Shredded carrot salad with apples, pomegranate seeds, raisins, craisins, mayo, lime juice, and honey.

By
Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer
Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.
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Updated September 29, 2023
Elise Bauer
jeweled carrot salad with pomegranate
Elise Bauer

Come fall, our pomegranate tree is heavy with cheerful red poms, and the kitchen table is covered with the fruit in various stages of de-seeding. My mother has mastered the art of tasting pomegranate seeds by the way. When she finds a particularly sweet batch, she saves it for eating (versus juicing) and walks around with a bowl filled with the arils, insisting that we try them.

Pomegranate seeds show up in almost everything we make this time of year. On our breakfast cereal. In green salads (great with avocados). In quesadillas. (Corn tortillas, jack cheese, salsa, pomegranate seeds—awesome!) So when my friend Suzanne H served me some of her carrot salad with pomegranate seeds the other day, my thought was, but of course!

This is just a playful take on a classic carrot salad, with a scattering of pomegranate seeds and craisins for pops of color and flavor, and some freshly squeezed lime juice and a little honey.

For more information on apple varieties, check out our Guide to Apples.

Jeweled Carrot Salad with Apple and Pomegranate

Prep Time 15 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups freshly grated carrots (from 2 to 3 large carrots)

  • 1 large sweet apple, peeled, cored, chopped

  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice

  • 2 teaspoons honey

  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise

  • 1/4 cup raisins

  • 1/4 cup craisins

  • 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds

Method

  1. Sprinkle lime juice on the carrots and apples:

    Place grated carrots and chopped apples in a large bowl. Sprinkle with lime juice and toss to coat.

  2. Add the remaining ingredients and stir:

    Stir in honey, mayonnaise, raisins and craisins. Stir in pomegranate seeds. Add more lime juice, mayonnaise, or honey to taste.

    Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
188 Calories
6g Fat
36g Carbs
1g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 188
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g 7%
Saturated Fat 1g 4%
Cholesterol 3mg 1%
Sodium 85mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 36g 13%
Dietary Fiber 5g 17%
Total Sugars 27g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 9mg 47%
Calcium 31mg 2%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 372mg 8%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.