This week's recipe incorporates an ingredient from our "superfoods" list. We hope you try this recipe out and enjoy the combination of flavors from the beets and wild rice!
Beet & Wild Rice Salad
4 Servings
Ingredients:
1 cup of raw wild rice
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
2 cups of raw beets sliced in long thin sticks
1/2 cup of fresh parsley, finely chopped
2 scallions
1 fresh tomato
2 lemon juiced
1 tsp hot sauce
Salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Cook rice according to its instructions.
2. Wash and peel the beets. Then slice them into long sticks.
3. Chop the rest of the vegetables and set aside.
4. Once the rice is cooked, add the olive oil, lemon juice and hot sauce to the pot and stir together.
5. Add the rest of the ingredients mixing until evenly distributed.
6. Serve warm or refrigerate for later.
We hope you enjoy this versatile salad! Feel free to throw in anything else you have in the fridge that you think would go well in the salad!
Get Fit For It,
D & K
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http://tasteinspired.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/roasted-beets-2.jpg
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