enough for you and 3 friends or just you and 3 days of leftovers. no judgement.
Beets are definitely NOT easy to cook with but man are they tasty. Worth all the work. Don't be a newbie like me and spend 10 minutes looking for them in the store then have to walk to the back corner and google where in a grocery store beets are. I'll help you out, they look like a big radish and are located next to green onions. Normally in the organic section. Okay, here is where things get messy. You're supposed to peal the beets before chopping them up to roast them. In order to peel them you have to bake them in the oven for an hour at 400 degrees. Once they are done baking them you can peel them. Yes, your hands are going to look a little red and bloody but don't even worry about that ish it'll wash right off. Okay, lets get started.
Ingredients:
DRESSING
1 small onion, diced (about 2 tablespoons) I used a red onion because I had some left over
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
3 Tablespoons white wine, balsamic, or champagne vinegar (I used 2 white and one balsamic)
1/4 cup olive oil
SALAD
3 medium beets, peeled (**See above) and chopped into small chances
1 teaspoon of whatever vinegar you used for the dressing
2 teaspoons olive oil
salt and ground pepper
2 cups water
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 cup kale, stems removed, and sliced into thin strips
1/4 cup diced fresh herbs (*dill, basil, parsley whatever you want. I used all parsley)
ONE: Heat oven to 400. Grab a rimmed baking sheet and have it on standby
TWO: Make the dressing. Pour all the stuff into a jar and shake that shit up.
THREE: For the salad: in a medium bowl, toss the beets together with the vinegar, olive oil, and a pinch of salt. Transfer it all onto the baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes, stirring the beets halfway through.
FOUR: While the beets do their thing, bring the water to a boil in a medium pot. Add the quinoa, Once that shit starts boiling again, cover, and adjust the heat to low. Cook the quinoa at a slow simmer until it is tender, takes about 15 minutes. Just taste it and you'll figure it out, I have faith in you. Once its done, fold the kale into the hot quinoa then add the dressing. Add the fresh herb of your choice and mix well.
FIVE: When the beets are done, fold those ruby red babies right in to the quinoa, Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve this salad at room temperature or refrigerate until cold.
I didn't know what beets looked like. Now you know.
Song for the Recipe: This is How We Roll by Florida Georgia Line
This is supposed to be about trying new things right?
Until next time.
Meg.
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