Many of us identify pesto just with pasta, which is completely incorrect! Pesto can go in anything, and because I had a ton of fresh veggies on hand, I decided to create a delicious and nutritious salad with some of the leftover coriander pesto. It just took 20 minutes to prepare a delicious meal!

Time to prepare: 15 minutes

Rest period: 15 minutes

• 6 organic carrots
• 2 cups (500ml) of organic coriander
• 1/4 cup (62.5ml) of olive oil
• 1/2 cup (125ml) of organic walnuts
• 2 organic garlic cloves
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup (125ml) of organic raisins

1. Shred you carrots and put them in a salad bowl.
2. In a  food processor, pulse the coriander, the garlic, the walnuts and gradually add the oil until it gets smooth.
3. Combine your pesto to the carrots and add the lemon, the raisins, the salt and the pepper.
4. Let it rest for about 15-20 minutes if you can so all the flavour can blend well.
5. Coriander pesto carrot salad

What are our readers’ thoughts on this recipe?

That was fantastic! It’s better than the pesto I used to use, in my opinion. Thank you very much for sharing this delicious salad. That was really easy to prepare and tasty.

This has become my new favorite salad. I used coriander pesto in this recipe and enjoyed the outcome; it tasted like pesto but wasn’t overpoweringly garlicky like other versions.

I love it when I come across a terrific dish that doesn’t need a lot of effort, and this is one of them. It is simple and fast to prepare, and it yields a fresh and tasty salad.

This recipe came out delicious. With the lemon and carrot, the salad was light and refreshing. The pesto was delicious.

Last night, I made this salad, and it was a big hit with my husband. He stated it was the finest pesto salad he’d ever had!!

It tastes fantastic and requires little effort.

This salad is just delicious. I can’t wait to make it again and again! The walnut flavor is wonderful when mixed with the carrot, lemon, and raisins.

I was considering what to cook for supper when I came across this recipe for coriander pesto carrots. I like salads that can be prepared fast and simply, and this dish fills the bill well. Since it contains lush greens like lettuce or spinach, this salad is ideal for a light dinner. The walnuts offer a lovely texture to the salad that complements the other tastes. You may do this so that all of the flavors merge beautifully.

This salad is so delicious that I can’t wait to eat it on a daily basis. The nuts and carrots have a fantastic texture, with a nutty flavor from the walnuts.

I absolutely appreciate this dish, its really simple and fast to create!

Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe.

I made this and it was delicious. I enjoyed the combination of coriander and walnuts.

The flavor is great, and I like how simple it is to prepare.

This salad is fantastic! So simple, so easy to prepare, and so delicious. You’ve got me hooked.

Excellent recipe! Such a unique flavor mix. Pesto is such a versatile ingredient to keep on hand, as this recipe demonstrates.

I adore this incredibly healthy and wonderful meal dish!!

This salad was delicious. The mix of components resulted in a very light flavor.