Cooking Light magazine recently ran a spread on ‘French Vegetable Cooking.’  What a creative and lovely mixture of nutritious side dishes! Each with a simple French flair, one of my favorites was this ‘Grated Carrot Salad.’  A mixture of grated carrots (I used matchstick carrots because I had them in the fridge already…) in a light mustard vinaigrette along with garlic and fresh chives for color and a hint of oniony flavor.  Elegant and easy, this side dish is the epitome of simple French cooking.

(To view this recipe, click on the following link: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/grated-carrot-salad-0)

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