Carrot, Olive & Almond Salad

Carrots are full of antioxidants and so are plump olives, a star of the healthy Mediterranean diet. If shaving the carrots lengthwise seems too labor intensive or difficult, you can shave or thinly slice them into coins. Meaty green olives are delicious in this salad, although any olives, including oil-cured black ones, will impart a pleasant briny and salty note to the mix.