Copper Penny Carrot Salad

Copper Penny Carrot Salad

Traditional carrot salad from South Africa

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Prep Time: 6m
Cook Time: 50m
Total Time: 56m
Servings: 5
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (4 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

351
Calories
14g
Fat
0mg
Cholesterol
55g
Carbs
41g
Sugar
3.2g
Protein
Copper Penny Carrot Salad

Recipe Description

This super healthy Copper Penny Carrot Salad, loaded with vegetables, is the perfect balance of sweet and sour. Copper penny carrots is a traditional salad from South Africa. It works perfectly as a warm side dish, or as a chilled salad. In fact, refrigerating it is what brings out all the flavor.

The star of the show is the carrot, but onion, pepper and celery add lots of extra taste and everything is brought together by the rich tomato soup. This copper pennies recipe is very simple to put together and is a great option to bring along to a picnic or pot luck.

To make the Copper Penny Carrot Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Copper Penny Carrot Salad

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Cook the carrots

    10 min
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    Add the sliced carrots to a pan of boiling water and boil for around 10 minutes, until the carrots have softened. Drain the water off.

  2. 2

    Mix the salad ingredients

    1 min
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    Combine the cooked carrots, celery, green pepper, and onion in a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Heat the soup sauce

    15 min
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    Add the tomato soup, sugar, oil and vinegar to a pan and bring to the boil. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and then remove from the heat and leave to cool for 10-15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Marinate the carrots

    30 min
    Step 4 - Copper Penny Carrot Salad

    Add the soup mixture to the bowl of vegetables and stir until everything is well coated. Refrigerate overnight and the salad is then ready to serve.

  5. 5

    Serving

    Step 5 - Copper Penny Carrot SaladStep 5 - Copper Penny Carrot Salad

About the author

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

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5.0 out of 5 (4 reviews)
Ursula
October 10, 2023
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I absolutely loved making this Copper Penny Carrot Salad! It was super easy to whip up and was a hit at our family picnic. My kids devoured it and everyone asked for the recipe. The sweet and sour flavors are just perfect together. This will definetly be a regular at our table from now on.

Rebecca Smith
October 5, 2023
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So easy, delicious!

Bérénice
June 13, 2023
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Tasty, colorful, quick. I made this salad for my husband's birthday picnic, and everyone loved it. Such a delight to see everyone enjoying the balance of flavours. Definitely a new favorite.

sarah
March 22, 2019
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Thanks!

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