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Crudités
Crudités: the French plate of grated carrot, radishes, cucumber and celery with a light vinaigrette
Crudités are how a French family lunch, a Paris bistro menu or a school canteen meal often begins: a plate of raw vegetables, each prepared on its own: grated carrot with lemon, crunchy radishes, cucumber slices and celery, dressed with a sharp mustardy vinaigrette. Crisp, cold vegetables taste so lively that very little salt is needed; with the small amount of mustard in the dressing this plate has about 0.3 g salt per portion. The usual mistake is dressing everything together in advance, which turns it watery and limp; dress each vegetable just before serving. Chef's tip: grate the carrots on the fine side of the grater and toss them with lemon first; they soften slightly and taste sweeter, the way French grandmothers make carottes râpées.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the vegetables
- 3 carrotsfinely grated
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 12 radishestrimmed
- ½ cucumberthinly sliced
- 3 sticks celerycut into batons
For the vinaigrette
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 ½ tbsp red wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp olive or sunflower oil
- 1 shallotvery finely chopped
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 tbsp fresh chives (optional)snipped
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Toss 3 carrots with 1 tbsp lemon juice and set aside.
2 minStep 2: Whisk 1 tsp Dijon mustard and 1 ½ tbsp red wine vinegar, then whisk in 4 tbsp olive or sunflower oil until thick. Stir in 1 shallot and 1 pinch black pepper.
3 minStep 4: Just before serving, spoon a little vinaigrette over the carrot and cucumber, and serve the rest for dipping the radishes and celery. Scatter with 1 tbsp fresh chives.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 150 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 9 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does crudités take?
- About 20 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of carrots?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
- What can I use instead of lemon juice?
- Lime juice, same amount.
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