I had the opportunity to return to the South Arm Multicultural Community Kitchen led by Minoo on their last meeting in December. The opportunity came when I introduced a new friend to the community kitchen.

Minoo prepared three recipes for this kitchen. The first recipe is a Carrot Salad.

Ingredients

• 4 carrots, peeled and shredded
• 1 apple – peeled, cored and shredded
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup blanched slivered or slice almonds
• salt and pepper to taste
• finely chopped Italian parsley, optional
• 1 or 2 sticks of celery, finely chopped, optional

Instructions

In a bowl, combine the carrots, apple, and celery if using.

In a small bowl, combine lemon juice with olive oil.

Add honey, add more if needed.

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir to mix well.

Drizzle over the carrots and apple and toss to coat well.

Minoo added some finely chopped parsley since we had some extra from the next dish.