When we were on vacation last year, we ate at a Hawaiian influenced
restaurant. The raw carrots were shredded like cole slaw and had a
creamy sweet sauce. I thought the sauce was sweetened mayonnaise so
never asked. It was very good so I tried making the dish at home but it
wasn't the same. Any ideas what this sauce might be?

Serendipity wrote:

> When we were on vacation last year, we ate at a Hawaiian influenced
> restaurant. The raw carrots were shredded like cole slaw and had a
> creamy sweet sauce. I thought the sauce was sweetened mayonnaise so
> never asked. It was very good so I tried making the dish at home but it
> wasn't the same. Any ideas what this sauce might be?

perhaps something like mayo thinned with pineapple
juice? what else did you notice about the carrots?
Other ingredients??
Goomba

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> Serendipity wrote:
>
> > When we were on vacation last year, we ate at a Hawaiian influenced
> > restaurant. The raw carrots were shredded like cole slaw and had a
> > creamy sweet sauce. I thought the sauce was sweetened mayonnaise so
> > never asked. It was very good so I tried making the dish at home but it
> > wasn't the same. Any ideas what this sauce might be?
>
> perhaps something like mayo thinned with pineapple
> juice? what else did you notice about the carrots?
> Other ingredients??
> Goomba

Pineapple juice is good. I frequently make shredded carrot salad. The sauce
I make is mayonnaise, sugar, and cream to make it the right consistency. I
don't over-sauce it. I always add raisins to it. My mother-in-law used
crushed pineapple, so there was probably some pineapple juice in her sauce.
I prefer mine, but her's was perfectly edible.

Charlie

Serendipity wrote:
> When we were on vacation last year, we ate at a Hawaiian influenced
> restaurant. The raw carrots were shredded like cole slaw and had a
> creamy sweet sauce. I thought the sauce was sweetened mayonnaise so
> never asked. It was very good so I tried making the dish at home but
it
> wasn't the same. Any ideas what this sauce might be?

This will work with pineapple added.

http://206.39.201.109/docs/recipe/M00500.pdf