Last minute Christmas salad
Everyone is pushing everyone. I managed to get spinach, beetroot, red cabbage, blueberries and medley tomatoes. Couldn’t get cabbage, it must be very useful for many to make salad. I thought I should get some extra vegetables and fruits as Christmas Day all shopping centres are close. I forgot to get cheese.
Google: “Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) is a root vegetable also known as red beet, table beet, garden beet, or just beet. Beetroots and beetroot juice have been associated with numerous health benefits, including improved blood flow, lower blood pressure, and increased exercise performance. Yes, you can eat beets raw! They are super delicious grated and will add a little bit of colour and extra crunch to salads, sandwiches, or grain bowls! Raw beets also work great to pickle. And serving them up raw means they don’t lose any of the water-soluble nutrients when boiled.”
Do you know “shredded beet will easily keep in the fridge for 4 days. As long as it is properly refrigerated and not left on the counter the acid in the dressing, as well as the fact that nothing in the salad is cooked, will help keep it fresh and crisp.”
Google: “Spinach is a leafy green flowering plant native to central and Western Asia. It is of the order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. Its leaves are a common edible vegetable consumed either fresh, or after storage using preservation techniques by canning, freezing, or dehydration. Spinach is a nutritious leafy, green vegetable that may benefit skin, hair, and bone health. Additionally, this vegetable provides minerals and vitamins that can confer a range of benefits. Spinach also contains vitamin K, fiber, phosphorus, and thiamine. Most of the calories in this vegetable come from protein and carbohydrates.”
Google: “Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus Vaccinium. Commercial blueberries—both wild and cultivated —are all native to North America. Blueberries are often called a “superfood.” This small but mighty berry is loaded with nutrients. They may help lower blood pressure, improve memory, aid in exercise recovery, and more. Blueberries have one of the highest antioxidant levels of all common fruits and vegetables. The main antioxidant compounds in blueberries belong to a family of polyphenol antioxidants called flavonoids.”
This is my simple salad with just oil, salt, pepper and balsamic vinegar dressing. It’s beautiful, colourful and healthy salad. Let’s get healthy!!!
Ingredients
2 small beetroots, shredded
2 small carrots, shredded
1/8 red cabbage, shredded
spinach
blueberries
medley tomatoes
salt
pepper
oil
balsamic vinegar
Method
Bring out food processor and fit it with shredded blade, shred carrots and remove from food processor. Then shred red cabbage and remove from food processor. Wear gloves when doing beet roots, cut into half to fit in the tube to shred it. Place it on paper towel to dry then shred so its not messy however it still has liquid stain on my food processor.
Mix the shredded vegetables in a bowl with a pinch salt. “Salt helps draw out some of the juices in the vegetables helping marinade the flavours.” Keep in fridge for 30 minutes. Touch make sure beetroot are dry. Then assemble, combine the shredded vegetables with spinach.
In a jug add oil, and balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad. Scatter blueberries and medley tomatoes all over the salad with dressing. Enjoy with turkey, roast pork, chicken or beef and seafood.
Note: If you are making for your family, double the ingredients. If you are adding cheese as crumble : “It’s important to work with cold cheese, so it’s firmer and easier to crumble.” You may use blue vein, goat or feta cheese. You may you any salad of your choice. You can use any vegetables of your choice. You can make Beetroot balsamic vinaigrette. Or mayonnaise dressing.
To make Beetroot balsamic vinaigrette:
https://helenscchin.com/2024/12/24/beetroot-carrot-cabbage-spinach-with-beetroot-balsamic-vinegar/
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