Carrot Salsa/salad/side Dish

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb baby carrots
• 1/2 medium red onion
• 1/2 medium green bell pepper
• 5 ounces grape tomatoes
• 1/2 cup light italian dressing
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cook carrots till tender in microwave (about 4-6 minutes).
• 2 chop red onion and green bell pepper.
• 3 for salsa: cut carrots into bite-sized pieces (cutting them in half usually does the trick unless you have the fatter baby carrots).
• 4 for salad or side dish: leave carrots whole.
• 5 combine marinade ingredients in a medium bowl (use one that has a good fitting lid).
• 6 toss in the veggies, except the grape tomatoes.
• 7 now, smash each grape tomato over the bowl (i just give them a quick squeeze or two in the middle using my fingers as i drop them in the bowl).
• 8 for salsa or salad: cover and refrigerate at least an hour (overnight is even better).
• 9 for side dish: heat in the microwave for about 2-3 minutes.