Beet Salad

Beet Salad Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

4 beets
3 oranges
2 tablespoons coconut flakes
1 teaspoon honey or agave syrup
juice of 1/2 lemon
grated peel of 1/2 lemon
2 tablespoons currants
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (optional)
pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS:

1- Cook the beets, then peel. Slice into long, thin sticks.

2- Peel, seed, and cut up oranges. Place half the orange in blender with coconut, honey or agave syrup, lemon juice and peel, and blend 2 minutes.

3- Mix all ingredients, balancing the sweetness with the optional vinegar if needed. Chill for 2 hours or so, letting the flavours blend.

Makes 3 cups

This recipe was submitted by Chereen Dupuis.
It was modified from Laurel’s Kitchen.