Raw Golden Beet Salad

Fall is in the air and I couldn’t be happier! I must admit I was getting a little worried that we would be skipping fall altogether here in the west, what with the week of SNOW, rain and gloominess…but we have made it through the freaky weather and I now have hope that I’ll still be able to enjoy the changing of leaves and crisp air for at least a few weeks.

With fall comes colourful and delicious fall vegetables! I was strolling through the grocery store last week when I stumbled upon a huge bag of fresh golden beets for only 98 cents! Could this even be real? After double checking with the staff, I was pleased to find out it was not a mistake. Needless to say I had to buy them, even though I’ve never seen or eaten them. I know, my fourth year studying nutrition and this is foreign to me? This just proves that as food-obsessed as I am (and I mean that in a good way of course), there are still so many foods I have yet to discover.

So now I was at home with a huge bag of these beets and no idea what to do with them. The only time I have ever eaten beets was a few years ago when I ate the red ones, raw, in a salad. So naturally, I decided to go with what I knew and whipped up this quick and fresh salad using common ingredients you likely already have.

After sharing this idea with some friends, and getting weird looks, I realized that many people don’t know that beets are delicious eaten raw. Not only does it save you time from having to cook them, but it’s also a fun way to get some raw veggies in your diet. They are very sweet and super crunchy, similar to a carrot. You can even make a huge batch and throw this into a salad or use it as a filling for wraps.

Now all you need to do is track down some of these beets and you are “golden”.

Enjoy!

~Christina