Beet, carrot, and apple salad with walnuts

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Beet, carrot, and apple salad with walnuts

This tasty beet, carrot, and apple salad with walnuts is a delicious mixture of vitamins and proteins. Its incredible crunchiness from carrots and apple sweetness might trick your brain into thinking you already eat dessert (which could lead to skipping it…maybe).

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean

Servings: people

Calories: 128kcal

Author: Dr. Nena Stefanovic

Ingredients

8.8 oz beets cooked (250 gr)
1 carrot large, or two small
1 apple
parsley handful, chopped
½ walnuts chopped
1 lemon
2 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Cut cooked beets into cubes and transfer them into a bowl large enough to allow mixing with other ingredients.
Peel the carrots using a vegetable peeler, cut them into cubes, and add them to the bowl with beets.
Cut the apple into cubes and add them to the beets and carrots.
Transfer this mixture to a food processor and process until cut into small pieces. One crucial step is not to overprocess the mixture; the beets are soft and juicy and can become mushy if over-processed. Put it back into a bowl.
Chop walnuts and parsley in the food processor and add them to the mixture.
Squeeze the juice of one medium-sized lemon and add 2 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix well.
Add the lemon-oil mixture to the beets, carrots, apple, walnut, and parsley in a bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon.
Try it at this point, and if you wish, add some salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

Many beet salad recipes call for raw beets. This one is made with cooked beets. You can quickly cook beets at home, and the best method to retain all the nutrients is to steam them for about 15 minutes. Another option is to buy steamed beets in the store, and I typically buy them at Costco or Whole foods.

The easiest way to prepare this beet, carrot, and apple salad is to use a food processor. You start by cutting the beets, carrots, and apples into cubes. Depending on your food processor size, you might have to work in small batches until you process all. One crucial step is to try to avoid overprocessing the mixture; the beets are soft and juicy and can become mushy if over-processed.

This salad can be a complete meal since it has walnuts as a protein source and might keep your satiety longer. Or it can be a great addition to any chicken or fish main dish.

I used gala apple in this recipe, which gives a perfect sweetness. But if you prefer the salad not to be as sweet, you can use granny smith apple instead.

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