Salad with Beets and Red Onions – Quick & Easy

Salad How-To

Summer can mean lots of fresh salads.  But you don’t have to get stuck in a rut or spend lots of time in the kitchen.  Use a great salad mix as the base and let your imagination run wild.  In this mix I added to the salad a bit of arugula to give a nutty, spicy flavor.  Then added marinaded red onion and grated raw beets to the top.  Small beets are great peeled and grated raw to top a salad.  Or roast, cool, and dice them for a very flavorful salad treat.  Just have fun with the beautiful summer bounty that will make fabulous summer salads.

Salad ingredients:

• Mixed greens – anything you like, try at least 4-5 difference greens
• 2 small beets
• 1/2 red onion
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup hot water
• other vegetables available (optional)
• sunflower seeds (optional)
• dressing

Salad Dressing:

• 1/4 cup plain coconut yogurt
• 1 Tbs Dijon mustard
• 2 drops liquid stevia
• sea salt & pepper to taste

Salad Directions:

1. Slice the red onion and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes.
2. Mix all salad dressing ingredients together.  Set aside.
3. Mix vinegar and water together, add onion to soak.
4. Wash and dry salad greens.  Tear apart any big leaves.
5. Peel and grate beets.  Chop or grate any other desired vegetables.
6. Add dressing to greens and mix with hands to ensure good distribution of the salad dressing.
7. Place greens on plate and top with beets (other vegetables), sunflower seeds if using, and red onions.  Serve salad immediately.  Enjoy.