CARROT GREENS SALAD WITH SESAME SEEDS

Carrot Greens Salad with Sesame Seeds image

This is a great, healthy Asian salad recipe that helps use up all those greens from summer carrot yields.

Provided by Cookiemonster

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Carrot Salad Recipes

Time 9h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 bunches carrots with tops
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
⅛ teaspoon white sugar
½ cup sliced almonds

Steps:

Remove greens from carrots and then remove and discard as much of the stems as possible, keeping only the leaves. Chop leaves to about 1/2 inch. Reserve carrots for another use.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; parboil greens for 2 minutes then strain and shock in ice water. Drain and squeeze dry. Place in a new bowl of cold water and refrigerate for 8 hours, or overnight, changing water 1 to 2 times during the process to help eliminate extra bitter flavor. Drain and squeeze again.
Mix sesame seeds, vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, and sugar together in a medium bowl. Toss in carrot greens and almonds and mix well.
Cover greens and refrigerate to marinate at least 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.1 calories, Carbohydrate 40 g, Fat 10.7 g, Fiber 12.5 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 340.1 mg, Sugar 18.9 g