Charred Carrot and Apple Slaw

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Sides

Ingredients

  • 8 large rainbow carrots, peeled
  • 4 green onions, trimmed
  • 1 lime
  • 1/2 Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into matchsticks
  • 1/2 cup chopped pistachios
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper

Directions

  1. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add carrots; cook, turning occasionally, until charred on all sides, about 7 minutes. Let cool enough to handle; shred carrots into a large bowl.

  2. Add green onion and lime to skillet; cook over high heat, turning occasionally, until charred on all sides, about 1 minute for green onion and 2 minutes for lime. Let cool enough to handle.

  3. Zest and juice lime into bowl with carrots; chop green onion. Stir green onion, apple, pistachios, and cilantro into carrots.

  4. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, honey, salt and pepper until smooth; stir into carrot mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

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