| This vegan salad recipe uses beets, mushrooms and | | | | sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt and the balsamic |
| almonds to create a healthy and filling salad. It can be | | | | vinegar and shake them (with the lid on). Then leave |
| tough to find vegan salads that are filling enough to eat | | | | them to marinate and soften, and shake them |
| as a meal, and the addition of beets does just that. | | | | occasionally as you prepare the rest of the meal. |
| Beets give you lots of silicon, and in Chinese medicine | | | | 2. In a pot, put the beets, unpeeled, with some water. |
| are used to stimulate blood circulation and liver function. | | | | Bring this to a boil, cooking the beets until they are soft, |
| Almonds are full of calcium and add some calories to | | | | for about 20 minutes. |
| this salad. | | | | 3. While the beets cook and the mushrooms marinate, |
| This recipe makes 2 meal-sized salads. | | | | prepare the dressing. Combine the orange juice, zest, |
| Vegan Salad Recipe Ingredients | | | | oil, vinegar and salt in a jar or bowl and shake or stir. |
| - 5 mushrooms, sliced | | | | 4. Rinse and dry the lettuce, and then tear it into |
| - 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar | | | | bite-size pieces into a large salad bowl. |
| - sea salt | | | | 5. If you buy untoasted almonds, you can toast them |
| - 2 beets (root) | | | | for about 5 minutes at 350. Once you can start to |
| - zest and juice of 1 orange | | | | smell them, they are done and need to be removed |
| - 2-3 Tbsp olive oil (depending on volume of orange | | | | from the oven immediately. Roughly chop them. |
| juice) | | | | 6. Remove the beets from the pot once they are soft |
| - 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar | | | | enough to be skewered with a fork, and let them to |
| - sea salt | | | | cool. Peel them with the edge of a knife, and slice |
| - half a head of green or red leaf lettuce | | | | them into thick bite-size quarters. |
| - quarter cup of toasted almonds | | | | 7. Add the cooked beets and marinated mushrooms |
| Vegan Salad Recipe Directions | | | | to the salad bowl. Toss the dressing into the salad, and |
| | | | serve with the chopped almonds sprinkled on top. |
| 1. Put the sliced mushrooms in a container that has a lid, | | | | |