Get Well Soon

Last week, my mum hurt her hip...quite badly. She's been healing very, very slowly, and my heart breaks for her every day she's in pain. This contemporary shredded carrot salad -- one of my mum's all-time favorites -- goes out to her. I say contemporary because I find the 1970s version a little boring. I spiffed mine up with fresh mint from my windowsill garden, plus raisins (of course), raspberry balsamic vinegar, simple syrup, a half teaspoon of olive oil, and toasted crushed almonds.