Healthy Beet Recipes (don't be scared)

It's sooo easy!!  Promise (Trader Joe's makes it! )

Sweat Po, Kale, Beet Salad

 

      How much?  just equal parts of each                                      Toasted Almonds (or any raw nut)

                                                                                       make sure they are cool before you toss in

Ingredients:

Kale - 1 bag

Sweet Potatoes - about 3 sm.

Beets (steamed and peeled) - 1 box or 4 individual beats

Grape Seed Oil (better for cooking)  - thinly coat bottom of pan (for the SP)

All you have to do is cook the Sweet Potatoes:

Here is the trick, cube them small (they will cook faster) on a medium low flame, with a lid. U have to stir them (cause they can burn)  Add salt and pepper and some california chille powder, twice as they cook; to layer the flavor.  They take like 15 mins - take off the lid and get out all the moisture the last few minutes (Don't over cook them cause mushy is not good).  Place on a plate and toss them in the freezer.

Cube beets, de-stem the kale (fine raw) (why de-stem? cause the stems are quite hard and bitter)

chop up kale. 

Get sweet potatoes out of freezer (they should be cool now, not frozen)

mix sweet potatoes, kale and beets together - set a side.

Dressing time: in cup or jar

Lemon(s) - 1 large or 2 sm squeezed 

Olive Oil - 1 Tablespoon

Rosemary - a few sprigs (i like quite a bit) and minced super fine

Salt and Pepper to your liking  

Stir or shake (i make mine in a jar) 

Pour dressing over Sweet Po. Kale Beet Salad add the cooled toasted almonds and your done!

you may need to salt and pepper it all together - just depends on you;)

                                         

and that is it! = Yummy healthy tasty goodness! I promise it's filling too (and pretty).

 Hope you like.  One of our favs!!!

 Here is an even easier one: Lentil, Beet, Cucumber and Avocado

Don't even give me "I have no time this will take you 5 mins"

Super filling! Perfect for a lunch. 

lentils are a great protein, other then a meat ;)

Ingredients:

Lentils: pre everything from Trader Joe's - 1 box use 1/2 the package

Beets - 1 box (steamed and peeled from TJ)

Cucumber - 5 inches 

Avocado - 1 large or 2 small

Cube beets cucumbers and avo, mix with lentils

now Dressing:

Olive Oil - drizzle over (haha) like 1 tablespoon

Rice Wine Vinegar  - a few shakes

Lime - 1 lime squeezed

Salt and Pepper - to your liking 

You can also add toasted almonds or a nut to add a crunch 

the dressings you can get creative, or keep it this simple - u can even use the same one from above.  Just needs to bring out the natural flavor of the veggies :)