If you are looking for another summer salad for your picnic basket, give this simple Summer Tomato and Cucumber Salad a try! Looking for the perfect salad recipe? Even though you may have never heard of Korean Carrot Salad, but I promise you’ll love it! Fresh and flavourful, made with juicy carrots combined with tasty spices and a simple vinaigrette, its a truly wonderful simple side salad! Just enough zing to keep things interesting alongside the pop of fresh carrot.
Korean Carrot Salad
You are probably wondering what on earth I am talking about it. Russian Korean is not a thing! This simple salad is ever-present all throughout the former Soviet Union and was traditionally sold by ethnic Koreans in markets. The history of this Korean carrot salad can be traced to Central Asia in the late 1930s. Many Soviet Koreans were deported there from the Russian Far East. Since they were missing the familiar flavours of Korean cuisine, the salad was invented to replace their beloved kimchi. They couldn’t find the right kind of cabbage so they had to make do with the carrots that are abundant in the region, and that is how Korean Carrot Salad was born. This popular salad has now become an institution and is easy to find in almost any grocery store in the former Soviet Union. While it has the flavours of East Asia, it is very much a dish that has become much loved across a wide and diverse geography.
Serving suggestions
I absolutely adore this classic recipe. Fresh and slightly spicy carrot salad goes well with almost anything. But it is especially delicious as a side dish with grilled meat or fish dishes. It’s a versatile dish, suitable for special occasions or to serve as a tasty accompaniment for picnic sandwiches. Make it for your next BBQ and see how quickly it disappears!!
Storage and leftovers
Since this salad is lettuce free, it’s got longevity in its side. You can keep it refrigerated for up to 3 days without compromising on the flavour if it lasts this long. It never does in our house!
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