Summer Salad Series: Raw Beets

This summer we are doing a series of light, refreshing, energizing salads! Perfect to entertain with and eat in warm weather. Our second salad, Grated Raw Beets, is sure to add some color to any menu! It’s modified from a recipe we found on Vegetarian Times and it serves 6 people. Raw beets taste similar to raw carrots in that they’re sweet, juicy, and crisp. Jicama, a Mexican root vegetable that looks like a large, pale, round potato, is crunchy and mild when peeled and eaten raw. If you can’t find jicama, simply substitute cubed cucumber in this salad.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups grated jicama
• 2 cups grated raw beets (3 medium beets)
• 1 avocado, thinly sliced
• 1 navel orange, peeled, sectioned, each section cut into thirds
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 3 Tbs. fresh orange juice
• 1 Tbs. lime juice
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
• 11/2 Tbs. olive oil
• 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds (optional)

Directions:
1.Place beets in medium bowl along with jicama, avocado, orange, and cilantro.

2. Whisk together orange juice concentrate, lime juice, cumin, and coriander. Whisk in oil. Pour over beet mixture, and toss to mix. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Sprinkle each serving with rawpumpkin seeds.

By admin Tags: avocado, cilantro, coriander, cumin, jicama, lime, olive oil, orange, pumpkin seeds, raw beets
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4 Responses to “Summer Salad Series: Raw Beets”

1. lina40 says:

   April 21, 2010 at 9:48 am

   i just picked up the vegetarian times with this exact recipe inside! I will try it out tonite!!

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   admin Reply:
   April 21st, 2010 at 12:18 pm

   Let us know what you think! We love it! So colorful!

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2. Holly says:

   April 28, 2010 at 10:07 am

   I really like your website. The beet salad recipe looks delicious. Do you list the nutritional info?

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   admin Reply:
   April 28th, 2010 at 10:48 am

   Hi Holly, while we don’t post nutritional info for our many recipes, if you click on the “raw foods” category on the left you’ll find nutritional info and health benefits for the various ingredients (fruits and veggies) we feature in our recipes. Thanks for the compliments to our website!

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