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Healthy and Easy Vegan beets salad with prunes!
Helen's Cooking
1 minutes
2-4 servings
BeginnerBeets are like Cinderella, we think that they are not as delish as they are, we rarely cook them and generally, we think that this it is not essential for us. But in reality, there’s much more to it than we think.
Beets provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification support.In recent lab studies on human tumor cells, betanin pigments from beets have been shown to lessen tumor cell growth Beets also possess fiber-related benefit, so next time when you pass the beets in a vegetable aisle, grab couple for the salad our soup.
Total Steps
6
Ingredients
7
Tools Needed
8
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Healthy and Easy Vegan beets salad with prunesIngredients
- 2 beets
- 1/2 cup pitted prunes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic(optional)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- leaves parsley(optional)
Instructions
1
Step 1
1 hour
Wash the beets and place them in a pot to boil. Boil them for about an hour, or until they are soft inside when checked with a knife.
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Step 2
Wash the prunes and finely chop them. If you prefer, or in addition to prunes, you can use chopped walnuts.
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Step 3
Once the beets are cooked, drain the water, let them cool, then peel and shred them.
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Step 4
In a mixing bowl, combine the shredded beets with the chopped prunes. Add pressed garlic if you are using it. Season the salad with salt and pepper, then drizzle with olive oil. Mix all ingredients very well.
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Step 5
Serve the salad garnished with fresh parsley leaves, if desired, to enhance the taste.
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Step 6
Enjoy your healthy and easy vegan beet salad.
Tools & Equipment
pot
knife
colander
vegetable peeler
grater
garlic press
mixing bowl
spoon