Gingered Beets Salad Recipe
I would like to call this a mood and energy boosting salad. The combination of lemon juice, cilantro and ginger should kick start any sluggish metabolism.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Salad:
- 2 cups beets, peeled and grated
- 1 cup carrot, peeled and grated
- 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
- ½ cup cilantro, minced
Ingredients for Dressing:
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger, finely grated
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Toss together the prepared vegetables in a medium size bowl.
- In another small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, turmeric, ginger, salt and pepper. Add the oil in a thin stream and whisk the dressing until it comes together.
- Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss well a couple of times if serving immediately or else store the salad and dressing separately in a closed container and refrigerate; mix it together when you are ready to serve.
Notes
- I have tried this salad with just plain lemon juice without the vinegar and it still tastes good. Similarly, celery is also optional. It does give a nice crunch to the salad but you can do without it too.
- If you like ginger, you can increase the quantity to suit your palette.
- Beet greens is edible too and check out my collection of beet greens recipes.
