Salade de Carottes au Chevre
Roasted carrots with goat cheese, toasted walnuts, and a mustard vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 4 Carrot
- 100 g Goat cheese
- 50 g Walnuts
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp Red wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Parsley (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C (400F).
- Chop the carrots into chunks and roast on a tray until tender and caramelised at the edges.
- Meanwhile, whisk the mustard, red wine vinegar, and oil into a vinaigrette.
- Toast the walnuts in a dry pan over medium heat until fragrant, then chop roughly.
- Toss the warm carrots in the vinaigrette with the salt, then top with crumbled goat cheese, the walnuts, and parsley.
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About Salade de Carottes au Chevre
Despite the slug, this is a salade de carottes au chevre — a French salad built on roasted carrots rather than raw grated ones, which deepens their flavor considerably. Roasting the carrots in a hot oven until they are tender and caramelised at the edges concentrates their sugars and gives them a soft, jammy interior with browned, slightly chewy tips. Tossed while still warm in a Dijon vinaigrette, they drink up the mustard and red-wine-vinegar dressing far more readily than cold vegetables would. Crumbled goat cheese and toasted walnuts turn a side into something substantial enough to be a light meal.
The pleasure here is in the layering of textures and temperatures: warm, sweet carrots against cool tangy cheese, with the walnuts adding a toasty crunch and a faint bitterness that keeps the sweetness in check. Toasting the nuts in a dry pan before chopping is a small step that pays off, waking up their oils and fragrance. Fresh parsley scattered over the top brings a green, grassy lift. It works as a warm salad course, a vegetarian lunch, or a side alongside roast meat, and because it leans low-carb it suits keto eaters looking for something more interesting than plain greens.
Salade de Carottes au Chevre: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Salade de Carottes au Chevre?
A serving has about 356 calories — 10.3g protein, 8.2g carbs, 31.7g fat, 2.6g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Salade de Carottes au Chevre gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Salade de Carottes au Chevre has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Salade de Carottes au Chevre dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Goat cheese. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Salade de Carottes au Chevre take to make?
About 50 minutes start to finish, but only around 9 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Salade de Carottes au Chevre?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out parsley — it's optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Salade de Carottes au Chevre make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.