Lemony Feta & Carrot Salad – A Bright Salad For Winter!

This lemony feta & carrot salad is a light and tasty side dish that you can make in minutes. Bright lemon, tangy feta and sweet carrots compliment each other in this easy salad. Only 5.8g net carbs per serving.

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Every time I go to Trader Joes I have to buy their multi-colored carrots. I seem to be the only one in my family that thinks they are cool. Anyway I was trying to figure out what to do with them and was in the mood for a good salad. I also had a bag of lemons that needed to be put to use, so I made this lemony feta & carrot salad.

I spiralized the carrots and tossed them with some tangy feta and crunchy toasted pine nuts and dressed them in a bright lemon and garlic dressing. It was delicious! I ate almost the whole thing for dinner!

What Kind Of Spiralizer To Use

I got a spiralizer last year for Christmas and I just love it. It makes eating vegetables fun. This is the spiralizer that I have and I used the smaller blade to make these thin curly noodles. I also used a julienne peeler  for the rest of the carrot. The spiralizer leaves the cores of the vegetables when it’s done spiralizing. I use the julienne peeler for when I want a straight spaghetti-like noodle for dishes like this Asian carrot and parnip salad or these roasted veggie noodles. 

Lemony Feta & Carrot Salad Recipe

On to the salad, I whipped up a bright and garlicky lemon vinaigrette. I used the zest of half a lemon and the juice of two lemons. Then I whisked it with some crusted garlic, oregano, olive oil, salt and pepper. It was very delicious! Then I tossed it with some chopped spinach, the carrot noodles, some feta crumbles and toasted pine nuts.

*Please note that I only used half of the dressing called for. When you dress your salad, try it with half of the dressing and add more if needed. It’s a very crunchy salad and very filling. As I mentioned above I ate it for dinner and was very full afterward. 

Lemony Feta & Carrot Salad

While this may seem like a summer salad, it was really light and bright and perfect for when you have the winter blues. There is something about citrus that really brightens my mood in the cold weather.

I hope you like this quick and easy salad as much as I did. My husband really liked it too though he’s not as much of a salad freak as I am. It did make me realize that I can make these colorful and healthy salads for dinner and he would enjoy them as a side dish instead of the usual starches or veggies. Enjoy!

The nutrition for 1 serving if using half of the dressing. (see recipe card)

293 cals / 28.8g fat / 8g carbs / 2.2g fiber / 3.6g protein = 5.8g net carbs

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Lemony Feta & Carrot Salad

This lemony feta & carrot salad is a light and tasty side dish that you can make in minutes. Bright lemon, tangy feta and sweet carrots compliment each other in this easy salad.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword bean salad, spiralizer, vegetable noodles

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 293 kcal

Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

• 3-4 carrots made into noodles
• ⅓ cup feta cheese
• ¼ cup pine nuts toasted
• 1 cup packed baby spinach leaves chopped
• ½ lemon zested
• 2 lemons juiced or ⅓ cup
• ⅔ cup olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic crushed
• ¼ teaspoon oregano
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix your carrots, spinach, feta and pine nuts.
2. In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.
3. Start with about half of the dressing to toss with the salad. I only used half but you can taste and add more if you like.
4. Serve and enjoy!