Sunday
Jan232011
Welcome to the Sweet Beet Nutrition Blog!
Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 08:32PM In honor of Sweet Beet Nutrition's grand opening, I thought I'd share one of my favorite (and one of the easiest) beet recipes in my repertoire.
Here's the original article at Examiner.com, along with ten reasons to eat beets.
Detoxifying beet and green been salad with fresh dill
This is a great cold weather salad. The vegetables are hardy enough that it keeps in the fridge for several days.
I love the crisp texture of the vegetables paired with the tanginess of the olives and vinaigrette--A perfect accompaniment for hummus and pita triangles.
Ingredients:
1 lb green beans, trimmed
4-6 medium beets, red or golden, greens removed
1 bunch of dill, chopped fine
2 medium oranges, juiced
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
a dozen Mediterranean olives
shaved ricotta salata or goat cheese (optional)
Scrub the beets well, then cut them into quarters. Steam them in a basket on the stove top for 15 minutes. During the last five minutes of cook time, add the green beans to the steamer.
Once they are cool, peel the beets, either with your fingers or by rubbing the skins between a paper towel. Cut them into smaller wedges, if desired.
Whisk the orange juice, dill and balsamic vinegar together with a fork. Toss the beets, beans and olives with the vinaigrette and chill in the fridge.
Serve topped with shaved ricotta salata or crumbled goat cheese.
Amy | 3 Comments | tagged Foods, Vegetarian, beet, dill, green beans, salad, undefined in Cleansing and Detoxification, Vegetables Share Article
Reader Comments (3)
This salad is just as tasty as it is versatile! I didn't have any olives or dill and I'm vegan so I didn't use any cheese, and it was still fantastic! Instead of the dill I used cilantro and I even substituted some of the orange juice for lemon. This is a great quick and simple recipe that will work with almost anything you have in your kitchen. I highly recommend it! Both nutritious and delicious!
I love this web site. I also have made this salad and wouldn't substitute a thing- but I understand Amanda is vegan. I am very interested in healthy eating. I would be interested in more recipes and possibly a cook book? I really like the idea of someone cleaning out my pantry- so much bad stuff!! Lol.
Thank you again looking forward to more information here.
I was looking for http://www.lindsayolives.com/" rel="nofollow">Olives Nutrition and found your site. This looks great! I love that you added olives to the recipe!