This southern Carrot Raisin Salad tastes like homemade southern coleslaw without the cabbage. It’s easy to make and a great side dish for picnics, potlucks, cookouts and Sunday dinners!
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If you’re wondering what Southern Carrot Raisin Salad is, I’m here to share the wonderful magic of vintage southern side dishes with you! A vintage southern side dish of vegetables, fruit and sugar haha.
So basically, Carrot Raisin salad taste like southern coleslaw without the cabbage. This is how you make it:
Ingredients For Southern Carrot Raisin Salad:
- carrots
- pineapple tidbits
- raisins
- mayonnaise
- white sugar
- orange juice
For the orange juice, you can use fresh or bottled. I normally just use a fresh orange and then snack on the orange pieces. However, if you don’t have OJ and don’t normally drink it, you can use pineapple juice for that part instead since there are already pineapples in the recipe.
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Picking Carrots for Southern Carrot Raisin Salad:
I like to use regular sized carrots for this salad because grating baby carrots can lead to grating fingers. So I opt for regular sized carrots for this project. However, you could use baby carrots if you wanted to use a grater attachment for a food processor.
How To Make Candied Carrots:
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You’ll need about 6 large carrots to grate for this salad recipe. Just give them a wash, peel them and grate them on the medium size of a grater.
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Just give them a wash, peel them and grate them on the medium size of a grater.
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Toss all of those lovely orange carrots into a big bowl.
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Toss in all of the other items and give it a good mixing!
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Mix, Mix.
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Now stick it in the fridge. This salad side dish is best served chilled, plus the time in the fridge lets all of the flavors marry together.
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If you find that there is excess liquid in the bowl when it’s time to serve this salad, give the carrot mixture another few good stirs and then just soak any unwanted extra up with a paper towel.
Sometimes, depending on how long I let this side dish sit in the fridge, some of the liquid will settle into the bottom of the bowl.
Recipes to serve with Southern Carrot Raisin Salad:
Southern Carrot Raisin Salad
Southern Carrot Raisin Salad
This southern carrot raisin salad tastes like homemade southern coleslaw without the cabbage. It’s easy to make and a great side dish for picnics, potucks, cookouts and Sunday dinners!
Ingredients
- 3 cups grated carrots
- 1/2 cup pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
Instructions
Combine all ingredients into a large bowl and stir to combine well.
Once mixed together completely, cover and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
Stir well before serving.
Notes
If you find that there is excess liquid in the bowl when it’s time to serve this salad, give the carrot mixture another few good stirs and then just soak any unwanted extra up with a paper towel.
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Samantha Paul says
Wow…This is an amazing recipe and i really loved your photography as well….i will definitely make it with my hubby..Thanks for sharing…….!
Angie says
Thanks so much, Samantha!! I hope y’all love it!
Belinda says
My mother used to make that 50 years ago for our family and we all loved it! So glad to see the recipe here!
Angie says
oh I love that! I love recipes that my mom, grandmother and great grandmother use to make! They’re just so wonderful!
Mary E Smit says
Oh my Goodness , I have been searching for this. I’m making this to nigh. Thank you for sharing.
Angie says
Welcome! I hope you love it!
Sarah says
Hi! I have been making this to take for lunches. The Dixie Crystal website link is not working now. Is there another way to access the measurements of mayo and sugar? I can’t remember it’.
Angie says
Oh no! They must have been working on their site. Looks like it’s back up now! But it’s 1 cup mayonnaise and
2 tablespoons Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
Kate says
You did not list any amounts for Mayo, orange juice, or anything else. Please advice.
Angie says
Hi Kate! Please click the giant purple link that says “JUST CLICK HERE TO GRAB IT!” and you’ll be taken right to the recipe 🙂
Kim says
Looks really yummy
Kim says
Looks really yummy. Thank you