This healthy Carrot Raisin Salad Recipe combines carrots, raisins, pineapple and Greek yogurt for the perfect picnic, BBQ or potluck dish!
With spring and summer approaching I think of it as the time of year for salads – not just your green leafy salads, but pasta salads, cole slaw, potato salad – all those things that are perfect for a picnic, a BBQ or a family potluck.
This Carrot Raisin Salad Recipe is another one to add to the list. It is packed with carrots, raisin and pineapple and using Greek yogurt instead of the traditional mayonnaise or salad dressing means it is healthy too!
This recipe gets its creaminess from Greek yogurt. If you are a mayo lover, you can use that instead of the yogurt – but give the yogurt a chance and you may find that you start using it in all your recipes calling for mayo or sour cream!
When it comes to grating carrots (or anything else for that matter) I love my Joseph Joseph Fold Flat Space Saving Kitchen Grater. I have the green one. It is a bit on the pricey side for a grater, but it’s well worth it because it folds totally flat for storage.
In a small kitchen like mine, I need to conserve all the storage space I can! While that grater is no longer available there is an OXO folding grater that looks to be a great space saver too.
Carrot Raisin Salad Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups coarsely grated carrots
⅔ cup raisins
1 cup crushed pineapple drained
⅓ cup Greek yogurt
1 tbsp lemon juice
Pinch of salt
How to Make Carrot Raisin Salad:
Toss raisins, carrots, and pineapple together lightly; set aside.
Stir together mayonnaise, lemon juice, and salt and add to the raisin mixture.
Refrigerate until served.
Best if made in advance and refrigerated at least an hour
For more delicious recipes featuring raisins for National Raisin Week, visit a few of my favorite blogs:
- Arroz con Leche (Mexican Rice Pudding) from Confessions of an Overworked Mom
- Raisin Cinnamon Swirl French Toast by Adventures in All Things Food
- Chewy, Delicious Oatmeal Raisin Coconut Cookies by Our Family World
- Oatmeal Raisin Muffins by Wife Mom Geek
- Make a Simple Cinnamon Raisin Bread by Day by Day in Our World
- Chai Raisin Donuts by Upstate Ramblings
Carrot Raisin Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups coarsely grated carrots
- 2/3 cup raisins
- 1 cup crushed pineapple drained
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Toss raisins, carrots, and pineapple together lightly; set aside.
- Stir together mayonnaise, lemon juice, and salt and add to the raisin mixture.
- Refrigerate until served.
Mistee Dawn says
Yum! This looks so delicious! I will have to make some of this for my hubby this week!
Christi says
This is such a great recipe for summer! I grew up eating carrot & raisin salad, and haven’t had it in YEARS. I love the addition of pineapple in your recipe – it sounds so fresh and delicious!
Ellen Christian says
This would be perfect for Memorial Day. I love how easy it is!