Shoestring Salad

Let me introduce you to one of my all-time favorite salad recipes: Shoestring salad.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Ingredients: Shoestring salad is a mix of shredded carrots, tuna, green olives, and mayo – topped with French fried potato sticks. It sounds simple – and it is. But something about this mix of ingredients is just SO delicious. I can’t stop eating it.
• The cost: This salad is extremely budget-friendly. The base is carrots and the rest of the ingredients are pantry staples. This is the perfect low-cost dish to bring to a summer picnic or potluck.
• It’s healthy: If you’re trying to eat more vegetables or cut back on carbs, try this salad. You can certainly omit or cut back on the French fried potato sticks if you’re following a low carb or paleo diet.

Here are some more super cheap and easy salad recipes:

• Roasted carrot and Feta cheese salad
• Lemony chickpea salad
• Mexican street corn salad

Print Recipe

Shoestring Carrot Salad

Yield: 5 servings

Prep Time:15 min

Ingredients:

• 5 large carrots
• 5-ounce can tuna, drained
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sliced green olives
• 5-ounce can French fried potato sticks
• 1 green onion, chopped

Directions:

1. Using a grater or food processor with grater attachment, grate carrots. Mix in tuna and mayonnaise.
2. Stir in most of the green olives and potato sticks. Use the rest to put on top of the salad. Top with green onions.