Sri Lankan Grated Carrot Salad with Lettuce & Tomatoes

In Sri Lankan Cuisine we have a quite number of recipes to eat fresh veggie & fruits. This grated carrot salad is also a popular Sri Lankan dish. It is very easy to make & simple.

I used some lettuce, cherry tomatoes & grapes to garnish this salad.

Here is the recipe.

Ingredients (For 2-3 servings)

For the salad

1 large size carrot

1-2 green chilies sliced

1 onion sliced

Salt & pepper according to taste

Juice of a half lime or according to taste

½ cup of fresh grated coconut.

For Garnishing

Lettuce

Few cherry tomatoes (can use tomato slices instead)

Few grapes

Method:

Wash, peel & grate carrot.

It is better to mix the salad just before the meal.

Add green chilies, sliced onion, salt, pepper & grated coconut to it.

Add the lime juice & mix well.

Check for salt & pepper & adjust if required.

Now the basic carrot salad is ready to serve.

As this is Christmas season, I thought of garnishing it with Christmas theme. I used a leaf of lettuce as a Christmas tree on the middle of the dish.

Then decorated with cherry tomatoes & grapes.

Oops this was a quick dish during last weekend. Do you see the Christmas tree? :)

Anyway this is a suitable dish for any festive Sri Lankan lunch or when few guests visit home. (With other dishes)

So I am going to share this with few ongoing events.

Flavours of Sri Lanka originated @Simply Food

Lets cook for Christmas- Red & Green

Christmas Delicacy

Jingle all the way