In saucepan, combine water, vinegar, cloves and garlic. Bring to a boil; add sliced carrots and simmer until carrots are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Reserve 3 tablespoons liquid for dressing in large bowl and combine with remaining ingredients for dressing; mix well. Stir in carrots, cloves, garlic and raisins. Season with salt and pepper. Let stand in refrigerator overnight. Just before serving, remove cloves and garlic; add greens and toss gently but thoroughly.
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 Cup water
- 1/4 Cup red wine vinegar
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 6 Ounces carrots, scraped and sliced
- 3/4 Cup California golden raisins
- Salt and pepper; to taste
- 21/2 Ounces prewashed salad mix containing romaine, iceberg, endive, radicchio and leaf lettuce
Procedure
Dressing
- 3 Tablespoons cooking liquid from carrots, cooled
- 11/4 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed cumin seeds
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories 100 (Calories from Fat 24%); Total Fat 3 ( Saturated Fat 0; Trans Fat 0; ); Cholesterol 0; Sodium 55; Potassium 400; Total Carbohydrate 21; Dietary Fiber 2; Sugars 16; Protein 2; Calcium 46; Iron 1;Try Another Recipe
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- by James W. Anderson, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Emeritus, University of Kentucky.