Fresh beet salad is one of my favorite salads and my all time favorite lunch box meal! This root vegetable is sooo fresh and healthy, I feel like I’m eating right out of the garden. Please enjoy my short poem and easy recipe below:
ODA A LA REMOLACHA
Oh Beet! ….Victorious in your splendour — So red, succulent and so sensual,
Your pool of sanguine nectar spills out onto the kitchen counter as it feeds and nurtures the soul.
I first fell in love with you in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth where you served as a co-conspirator against an oppressive patriarchal regime.
Later when I first placed my hands on your awkwardly ball-shaped body, I marveled at your rich texture, your earthy taste and the big pot of shimmering scarlet water you left behind
I have a particularly strong penchant towards you, my crimson, gorgeous superfood. I’m in awe of you, I respect you and I love to eat you
… especially with a little bit of balsamic vinaigrette, basil and gorgonzola 😉
Here is my beet salad recipe
Ingredients
1-2 large beets
1 red onion, chopped fine
fresh basil- 3-4 leaves, chopped fine
Cherry tomatoes, chopped
Crumbled Gorgonzola cheese or Feta cheese
Balsamic vinaigrette dressing
How to make Delicious Beet Salad?
- Cook your beets in a pot filled 3/4 of the way with water until done (20-30 minutes depending on the size
- Let cool
- Chop into small bite-sized cubes
- Add the remainder of the ingredients above and toss
- Enjoy the refreshing flavor of this succulent root vegetable
Health benefits of beets
Beets increase your stamina, lower your blood pressure and boost your immune system!
This superfood is rich in folate, potassium and vitamins A and C.
Squeeze the Beet!
This root vegetable is so versatile! You can roast them, eat them plain, use them in salads, or enjoy them in the delicious drinks below.
So don’t throw away the juice you used to cook the beets or the stems.
Just add cranberry juice to your beet juice to make a delicious refreshing drink.
This beet smoothie was made with the stems and juice of the beet.
Ingredients
1 cup of beet juice
beet stems
2 slices of beets
1/2 cup of blueberries
1/2 cup of strawberries
1/2 cup pineapple
squeeze of lime
dash of cinnamon
add honey (optional)
Blend in a blender and enjoy!
Athletes drink beet juice before a performance or training. So grab your beet juice beverage before your workout or drink one just to start your day!
