Carrot Salad Supreme

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups grated carrots lightly packed (3 large carrots)

• 1 rib celery, diced

• 1/2 cup raisins

• Imitation Mayonnaise

• 2 teaspoons apple juice concentrate

• 1/16 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1/16 teaspoon curry powder

• Lettuce

Method

1. In a salad bowl, combine the carrots with the celery and the raisins. Set aside.

2. Prepare the Imitation Mayonnaise in a blender or food processor.

3. Add the juice concentrate, cayenne pepper, and curry powder and blend thoroughly.

4. Mix with the carrots, raisins, and celery.

5. Serve on beds of lettuce arranged on salad plates.

   Serves 4.

Excerptedfrom Cooking the Fat-Free Salt-Free Sugar-Free Flavor-Full Way, © 1997. Reprinted with permission from the publisher: The Crossing Press, P.O. Box 1048, Freedom, CA 95019. http://crossingpress.com. 

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Marcia Sabate Williams has used her culinary creativeness and skills as a New Orleans Creole cook to add excitement, flavor, and zest to salt, sugar, and fat restricted meals. Marcia demonstrates that with a little imagination, local favorite dishes can be prepared while still meeting the recommendations of the U.S. Dietary guidelines to reduce fat, sodium, and sugar in the American diet.