Raw Carrot Beet Ginger Salad
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INGREDIENTS
  • Servings: 4 small
  • Preparation Time: 15
  • 1 cup beets, grated (1-2 beets)
  • 1 cup carrots, grated (approx. 1 carrot)
  • 2 large scallions, chopped on an angle
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced (approx. 1 inch piece)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil (or other neutral oil of your choice)
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice (approx. juice of 1/2 lime)
  • 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
DIRECTIONS
  1. Peel the beets. Grate the beets and carrot by hand. Chop the scallion and mince the ginger. Scrape into a bowl.
  2. Toss with the salt, pepper, mustard, oil and lime juice. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Toss in the coriander and serve.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
Featuring: beets, carrots and coriander A quick and easy way to enjoy beets raw. Check out the link below to vegan author and NY Times columnist's Mark Bittman's suggestions for variations on this recipe (ex.: by using beets & parsley, beet-cabbage-orange, etc.)