Raw Beet & Carrot Spiralized Salad
This Raw Spiralized Beet Salad is a beautiful salad made of spiralized carrots and beets that are tossed in an easy orange dressing. So fresh & healthy! This salad is Vegan, Paleo, Gluten Free, and Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal.
When it comes to creating dishes, I have often had a more is more mentality. The more ingredients included, the more flavour I thought there would be in the dish and therefore the better it would taste. This would often result in a 20 item list of ingredients for a “simple” salad that would take 40 minutes to prepare.
This salad is a great example of when less is more. I wanted to add nuts, other veggies or a protein to the recipe, but after tasting this 3 ingredient salad, I knew it was perfect, just the way it was. The simple flavours of beets, carrots and orange vinaigrette create a deliciously fresh salad that’s as appealing to the eyes as it is to the taste buds.
If you don’t have a spiralizer you can use a julienne or alternatively grate the beets and carrots, they won’t be as fun to eat as the spiralized veggies, but all of the flavour will still be there.
I love the sweet crunch of raw beets, a vegetable which I used to only eat roasted or pickled. In this salad I used golden beets which have a milder flavour to the traditional darker varieties and candy cane beets, the sweetest variety of beet which look like regular beets on the outside but have a gorgeous red and white striped center. For this salad feel free to use whichever variety of beet you can find, but try to be adventurous, it will result in a vibrant and beautiful salad.
Here are a few other easy make ahead salads that you will love:
- Asian Broccoli Salad
- Creamy Cauliflower “Faux-Tato” Salad
- Green Bean & Roasted Fennel Salad
- Fennel, Pickled Onion & Apple Salad
- Grilled Zucchini & Asparagus Salad
- “Couscous” Greek Salad
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Raw Beet & Carrot Spiralized Salad
Ingredients
- 2 carrots
- 2 large beets golden, candy cane or red
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- The zest and juice of 1 orange
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Wash and peel the beets and carrots. Using a spiralizer or julienne, cut the beets and carrots into thin strips.
- In a bowl combine the spiralized veggies with the chopped parsley. Grate the zest of one orange and add it to the salad.
- In a bowl whisk together the juice from the orange, olive oil and vinegar.
- Toss the salad with the dressing and season with salt and pepper. This salad can last for 2-3 days in the fridge.
Nutrition
This is a gorgeous looking salad, perfect cheer me up for the winter!! Flavors are delicious together, only change I might make next time is to cut the spirals because the salad is hard to eat as is-sort of like extra long spaghetti!!