Raw Beet Salad

A Little Beet Juice to go with Breakfast

Beets, beets, glorious beets!

I have a quasi-religious devotion to beets.  They seem to me to be the very essence of life - their earthy sweet smell, the impossible brightness of their juice, the greens that taste of health in a way only leafy greens can, and the wonderful sweetness of their roots... They are vital and vibrant and earthy.
I have spent the last week in a passionate whirlwind romance with this particular root vegetable - roasting, juicing, consuming them by pound.  This recipe was my favorite invention of the week.  Before I tried this salad I wasn't entirely sure that you could eat beets raw and I was so happily surprised by how sweet, juicy and flavorful they are even before roasting.  This salad is super easy, filled with vitamins, and raw in every sense of the word! You can add grated carrots or chopped celery to suit your fancy.

This Salad will make you Smile from the Inside Out

Raw Beet Salad with Lemon and Tomato

Ingredients:
1 red beet with greens
1/2 lemon's worth of juice
1/4 cup of tomato sauce
salt & pepper
1 clove of garlic



Cut the greens off where the stems meet the root.  Grate the root with a cheese grater into a large bowl. Chop the stems into small pieces (1/4 to 1/2inch in length) and the greens into slightly thicker strips and mix in with grated root.  Add salt (you need a goo amount of this to wilt the greens) and pepper to taste and allow to wilt for about 5 minutes.  Squeeze in lemon juice and mix in tomato sauce and crushed or finely chopped garlic clove.  Enjoy! :)

~ Makes one large or two small portions ~