Rainbow carrot salad with lemon poppyseed dressing

This simple yet delicious raw recipe was taken from Laura Miller, author of "Raw Vegan Not Gross". The array of colorful carrots tossed with cilantro and pistachios and doused with a homemade lemon poppyseed dressing is not only beautiful but super tasty!



Ingredients:


5 rainbow carrots, washed and shaved into thin ribbons with a vegetable peeler
handful of fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 cup pistachios

dressing:
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
1 teaspoon grated ginger
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 2 lemons
pinch of salt

Directions:

Put the carrots, cilantro and pistachios together in a large bowl. Blend together dressing ingredients. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss everything together. Enjoy!