This is a very simple and easy Carrot Salad from Sri Lanka. It takes few minutes to prepare. I usually add this carrot salad to our meal due to its easiness & health factors. To steam carrot, I use the steam tray of the rice cooker, so once the rice is cooked, carrot is ready to go to the salad. Boiled carrot can be used instead of steamed carrot. But steaming saves its nutrients.
Here is the recipe for simple carrot salad.(Steamed Carrot Salad). Hope you would love it!
Ingredients:
1carrot, steamed/boiled
1 medium sized red onion, sliced
1-2 green chillies, sliced thinly
½ of a small tomato diced
1/4tsp black peppers crushed (or as per taste)
salt to taste
1 tbspn lime juice
Method:
Peel & Cut boiled or steamed carrot into small cubes or lengthwise.
In a bowl combine carrot, onion, tomato  and green chili.
Add lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix well.
Serve.
(Note: Mix all ingredients just before serving to keep the freshness)
Here is another way of preparing carrot salad with grated coconut.
33 comments
colorful salad
thanks Ramya
That is a easy and quick salad! Very healthy and delicious.
Thanks for the tips by differentiating steaming vs boiling, Amy.
thanks for the comment,glad to hear that this post is helpful
Very colorful and healthy salad…
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thanks Priya
i love to have them like snack too..so comforting when tummy is grumbling
oh yes!it is a healthy choice too…
quick delicious and helathy looking salad dear 🙂
thanks Manjula…
healthy salad
yes it is…thanks Veena
Amila, that looks so healthy and delicious.
thanks Sebeena…
Its simple, its healthy and its a dish I am so in love with because of the flavors.
Thanks for the comment,glad you like it…
I gonna do it now, it is very attractive
Healthy and colorful salad.
yes,it is…thanks Vidya
Simple and healthy salad,looks YUMMY 🙂
yes 🙂 Thanks…
Interesting and healthy salad.
thanks for the comment…
Simple & more healthy as it is steamed than boiled 🙂 Colorful one !
A very healthy and easy salad.
Hi Amila,
I just love the combination of ingredients and flavor in this salad and can’t wait to taste it. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great summer weekend and come back to see me real soon!
Miz Helen
this looks wonderful! perfect for all of the fresh carrots from our garden too. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop.xo
Loving your space here ! my first time here and I am browsing through all your tabs.
The carrot salad looks the type that would dig into without a second thought.
Thanks Anita for visiting here.This salad is popular in Sri Lanka and really it is flavorful…Please try it 🙂
This is a perfect salad and thank you for sharing the recipe. Using coconut is a great idea to give it just a bit of sweetness.
thanks,we use coconut for most of Sri Lankan recipes…
I prepare something similar. Some garnish that I try are fried and crushed groundnut. It give a good crunchy feel to otherwise soft carrots. Coconut and carrots together make it more sweet and I prefer that with our flat breads. Good presentation.
Thanks for the idea of adding crushed groundnut.I will try that for a crunchy taste! 🙂