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Carrot Apple Salad is a delicious and colourful salad loaded with sliced red and green apples, carrots, dried cranberries and mandarins all tossed in a vanilla yogurt and mayo dressing.

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Carrot Apple Salad is a refreshing side dish perfect for summer.

This flavourful sweet and savory salad is great for serving at barbecues and pot lucks.

This carrot salad recipe takes about twenty minutes to prepare and then requires at least three hours in the refrigerator to chill.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this salad, I started by cutting one Granny Smith apple and one red delicious apple into matchsticks.

I placed the sliced apple pieces into a large mixing bowl.

I poured some lemon juice over the apples.

I tossed the apples until they were all coated in the lemon juice and then set the bowl aside to let the apple pieces soak in the lemon juice for 5 minutes.

The lemon juice will stop the apples from browning.

I poured some store bought matchstick cut carrots into a large bowl.

I added some finely diced onion to the bowl.

I also added some dried sweetened cranberries to the bowl.

I added the apples to the bowl.

Then I added some vanilla yogurt and mayo to the bowl.

I also added some sugar, salt and pepper to the bowl.

I stirred until all of the ingredients were well combined.

Then I added some mandarin segments to the bowl.

I stirred the mandarins into the salad.

Then I covered the bowl and placed it in the refrigerator to chill for three hours.

After three hours I removed the bowl from the fridge and gave the salad one last stir.

I transferred the salad to a serving bowl.

This carrot apple salad is a great side dish for a variety of meals.

It could be served with seafood, a nice pork tenderloin or even just with hamburgers and hot dogs.

If you are looking for an easy slaw recipe with fruit, then you need to try this Carrot Apple Salad!

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Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Carrot Apple Salad:

• 1 red delicious apple
• 1 granny smith apple
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cups matchstick carrots ( you can usually by precut bags at the grocery store )
• 1/4 cup yellow onion, finely diced
• 1/3 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup canned mandarin segments, drained

How to Make Carrot Apple Salad:

1. Cut both apples matchstick style and place the pieces in a bowl.
2. Pour the lemon juice over the apple pieces in the bowl and toss well to coat all of the apples.
3. Set the bowl aside to let the apples soak up the lemon juice for 5 minutes, this will prevent browning.
4. Pour the matchstick carrots into a large mixing bowl.
5. Add the diced onion and sweetened dried cranberries to the bowl.
6. Once the apples have sat for at least 5 minutes, add them to the mixing bowl.
7. Add the vanilla yogurt and mayo to the bowl.
8. Add the sugar, salt and pepper to the bowl.
9. Stir all of the ingredients together well.
10. Add the mandarins to the bowl and stir them into the salad.
11. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least three hours.
12. Serve and enjoy!

FAQS:

How should I store carrot apple salad?

• Store carrot apple salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator and consume within 2-4 days. 

What substitutions could I make in carrot apple salad?

• Dried Cranberries: You could use raisins instead of or in addition to the dried cranberries.
• Sugar: You could use honey to sweeten the dressing instead of sugar if you prefer.
• Mandarins: You could use pineapple tidbits in place of mandarins.
• Nuts: You could add chopped walnuts or pecans to the salad for added taste and texture.

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