This is a colourful, crisp and fresh salad, It is full of antioxidants and is anti-inflammatory. Some root vegetables are seen as particularly therapeutic detoxifying foods. Beets are particularly good because of their betaine content, which is an important nutrient for the methylation part of detoxification.
| Prep Time | 30 mins |
| Cook Time | 20 mins |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
Salad
- 75 g Quinoa cooked and drained
- 1 large raw beet grated
- 50 g flaked almonds
- 1 medium carrot grated
- 4 Spring onions chopped
- 150 g spinach leaves
- 1 avocado peeled and chopped
Vinaigrette
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp coriander chopped
- 2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Sea salt and black pepper for seasoning
Ingredients
Salad
Vinaigrette
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Instructions
- Combine all the salad ingredients in a large bowl apart from the spinach.
- Whisk together the ingredients for the vinaigrette.
- Pour most the vinaigrette onto the salad and lightly toss, leaving aside some for the spinach.
- Place spinach at the bottom of a large salad bowl and toss with remaining vinaigrette. Place the main beetroot salad on top of spinach and serve
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