Beets are also delicious and so easy to add to your diet. Beets are loaded with vitamins and minerals and low in calories and fat. They also contain inorganic nitrates and pigments, both of which have a number of health benefits. When eaten raw, beets are firm, crunchy and mildly sweet-tasting. Eating them raw ensures that they retain their nutrients and helps preserve their natural flavor. When you cook beets, they become softer and slightly sweeter. People…
I used to use quinoa in so many of salads to help hold them together and for flavour but now I love to use Cauliflower! There are so many ways to enjoy cauliflower from raw, steamed, baked, in soups or casseroles or fried and here is another wonderful way to add raw cauliflower to your diet and your family’s diet. Cauliflower is a member of the cruciferous vegetable (or Brassicaceae) family- along with…
This delicious light salad is perfect for any meal. It is a nice change from everyone’s favourite potato salad or coleslaw and goes with any meat or as a healthy salad all on it’s own. The recipe below is for 4 servings. The pictures are from my personal salad which I doubled the recipe because I love leftovers for the next day! Fennel Bulb Some like to use just…
This gluten-free salad gets better with time as the flavours melt together. Make it the night before a dinner or a party or to bring to an event. It is wonderful for lunch, dinner or snacks. A super-quick salad to toss together if you have some quinoa already cooked. When making the quinoa and salad at the same time, plan for this recipe to take an extra 20 – 30…
This is a wonderful light salad for all occasions and has a wonderful taste of licorice. It is always nice to be able to make a salad a day or two before and it tastes better every day! …