Beets and red leaf lettuce combine to provide a colorful salad that’s full-flavored and rich in vitamins, including folate. Folate, or vitamin B9, is an important nutrient during pregnancy. Those with gluten intolerances also may have a folate deficiency. Mixing up the color of the beets can make the salad more colorful. For those who are hesitant about beets, you’ll notice that the golden beets have a milder flavor.
PREP TIME
20 Min
COOK TIME
40 Min
SERVINGS
8
DIFFICULTY
Easy
Ingredients
Dressing
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup olive oil
Salad
- 3 golden or purple beets
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Salt/pepper to taste
- 2 heads red leaf lettuce
- 1 cup seedless red grapes
- ½ small red onion
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
Directions
- 3 golden or purple beets
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Salt/pepper to taste
- 2 heads red leaf lettuce
- 1 cup seedless red grapes
- ½ small red onion
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8 | Calories: 152 | Total fat: 13g | Saturated fat: 2g | Sodium: 76mg | Total carbohydrate: 10g | Fiber: 2g |Protein: 2g
Recipe provided by Michelle Eaton, MS, RD, ThedaCare
