Tik Tok Famous Raw Carrot Salad With Smoked Tofu 

This simple, no cook, carrot ribbon salad is SO good! Sometimes these viral recipes really do catch traction for a good reason. That being said, I didn't follow the carrot salad recipe exactly, I made it my own with a different twist. The original is an Asian style salad with sesame, but I was feeling something a little different so that's what I made here!

This carrot salad has creamy cashew feta, red onion, flat leaf parsley, and hemp hearts, with a olive oil, lime (or lemon) juice, and apple cider vinegar. It's tangy, crunchy, and full of textures and flavours. It's definitely going to be on repeat over here. 

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Why You'll Love This Recipe 

No cooking or baking, this recipe comes together in one bowl in 10 minutes. 

It has a nice boost of protein to make it a full meal if you want to!

It's naturally gluten free and whole foods based. 

Packed with nutrition from raw vegetables, high quality cashew cheese, and healthy fats from olive oil. 

What You'll Need

Carrots! The whole base to this recipe is the ribboned carrots, so the bigger you want the salad, the more carrots you'll need. 

Fresh herbs. I like flat leaf parsley but you could use fresh dill or cilantro if preferred. 

A nut or seed for crunch. I used hemp hearts for protein but you could also try sesame seeds like the original carrot salad, or toasted pecans would be great!

Good quality olive oil makes a big difference when it comes to salad dressing. 

Substitutions and Or Lower the Calories 

Because this is a salad and it doesn't have any structurally needs, you can really substitute anything with anything. I would probably keep the carrots though ;)

To lower the calories you can remove the vegan feta as it doesn't add any protein, and while it does add healthy fats from cashews, you already have plenty of healthy fats from hemp seeds and olive oil. See adjust macros below.

Storing

While I wouldn't keep this salad in the fridge for too many days, one two days should be fine as long as it's in a sealed container. These glass meal prep containers are my go-to.

Please note: all macros and calories have been calculated to the best of my ability but may vary slightly. 

 

If you're on a salad kick like me, then here's another one to try next: 

Spicy Peanut Dressing Over Chickpea Salad

 

Raw Carrot Salad with Smoked Tofu

Recipe makes two servings

Macros per serving:

476 cals - 32g fat - 23g carbs - 24g protein 

Macros per serving (lower calorie option without cashew feta):

409 cals - 25g fat - 23g carbs - 23g protein  

 

Ingredients:

• 4 carrots
• 1/4 cup hemp hearts
• 1 brick smoked sriracha tofu, or regular smoked tofu, chopped into cubes 
• 2 servings cashew feta (40g)
• 1/4 red onion, sliced thin
• 1 cup chopped, fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
• 1 tbsp lime or lemon juice
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp maple syrup 
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

 

Instructions:

1. Peel the carrots and discard the peel, then continue with your peeler forming carrot ribbons. 
2. Add all the carrot ribbons to a bowl or container.
3. Add in hemp hearts, cubed smoked tofu, crumbled vegan feta, sliced red onion, chopped parsley, olive oil, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, salt, and pepper. 
4. Mix everything together really, really well. 
5. Adjust salt and pepper if needed.
6. Serve right away or seal in an airtight container and keep in the fridge until ready to eat. 
7. Enjoy!

 

 

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