Jicama, Beet and Carrot Salad
Don’t try this at home! I highly recommend keeping the animals far away from the food. My little bunny lives in our house –he roams the family room and kitchen and he thinks he’s a dog.
He kept me company today during hours of culinary exploration. As I chopped mountains of vegetables, every now and then I threw him a scrap under the kitchen table. Today he dined on parsley, jicama peels, carrot tops and celery.
He became quite excited when I set the beet salad on a low bench to stage it for a photo shoot. Luckily I shooed him away before he could make any trouble. That dish was not meant for him and he did not get quite as close as it looks in the photo above. Rest assured, there was no contact between bunny and dish. He was attempting to peer into it, the nosy little thing!
Last week, the New York Times hyped up the nutrition of beets, calling them the new “spinach.” The recipes they offer are for cooked beets, which is fine enough, however, during summer I like to eat as much raw food as possible. Why change what is already in a state of fresh perfection?
Beets are one of my favorite veggies and the salad below is a summery and refreshing dish that I like to serve for dinner and especially as a side at picnics and barbecues.
1 cup jicama, grated
1 cup carrots, grated
1 cup beets, grated
2 tablespoons orange juice, freshly squeezed
1 tablespoon lime juice, freshly squeezed
¼ cup olive oil
¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- In a large bowl, combine jicama, carrots and beets
- In a glass jar
, combine orange juice, lime juice, oil and salt; shake well
- Toss dressing into salad
- Serve
Serves 8
I hope you find this salad to be as interesting as my house rabbit
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Subscribe by Email to elanaspantry.com:Posted on August 12, 2008 in salads by Elana
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Awww!! I didn’t know you have a bunny! I have a little rascal bunny also who likes to keep me company while I cook in the kitchen. They’re such funny, silly little creatures. And so skilled at getting into trouble! Hehe.
August 13th, 2008 7:50 pm
Hmmm, I don’t believe I’ve ever tried raw beets, but have been enjoying them lately in cooked dishes. This looks like a good salad to try them raw with. I love jicama. Thanks!
August 13th, 2008 8:17 pm
I love your bunny, he’s so cute!!
Lovely looking salad too, always on the hunt for beetroot recipes ;)
August 14th, 2008 8:03 am
This looks great! It is very similar to a Mark Bittman recipe for beet and carrots I’ve made months ago: the first time I had raw beets. Delicious!
August 15th, 2008 10:15 am
That is hysterical that that is a real bunny. I just assumed you were being funny about the carrots with a ceramic or stuffed bunny when I saw the photo!
August 15th, 2008 11:08 am
Do you know if these recipes are recomended, helpful for ADHD?
August 15th, 2008 7:39 pm
I substituted jerusalem artichokes instead of jicima, not available around here. was good. Have you ever frozen beet tops? have loads of beets and also love the tops. Lana
August 17th, 2008 11:35 am
Athy -They are mischievous little things, aren’t they?!
Katrina -You are welcome :-)
Kitchen Goddess -Thanks
Olga -Thanks
Sally -Thanks for stopping by; I love reading your blog! Everyone who is reading this, go check out Sally’s blog approvechar.
Heather -As a parent I know that eliminating artificial colors, flavors and sugar is helpful to children (none of the above are found in my recipes). However, given that I am not a medical professional I really cannot comment on the efficacy of these recipes in relation to ADHD.
Lana -I haven’t frozen beet tops –what do you do with them after you freeze them? Cook them up like spinach? I’m so curious…
August 18th, 2008 3:41 pm
yes use it like spinach in any recipe, do the same with swiss chard. Lana
August 19th, 2008 6:34 am
Lana-
ahhh the complexities of electronic communication…I use beet greens in many recipes and have done so for quite some time; my question really is what do you do with the greens after you have frozen them? I’ve not had experience freezing greens and am wondering what they are good to use for after they come out of the freezer. Hope this communication makes a bit more sense :-)
Elana
August 19th, 2008 12:10 pm