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Raw Citrus Beet Salad is a gorgeous, bright, and incredibly easy to make vegan super food side dish salad recipe bursting with flavor.
It will even have non-beet lovers asking for more.
Why this recipe works:
This easy vegetarian side dish is almost a cross between a salad and a coleslaw.
- Fresh beets have never tasted so good. It is seriously amazing how only a few ingredients can come together to create something with so much flavor.
- This recipe is easy to make. In as little as 15 minutes you can serve it up, although the longer it sits, the more the flavors develop.
- Delicious feel good ingredients! We’re talking bright, vibrant super food.
- Even people who swear they don’t like beets end up loving this raw beetroot salad.
How to make this recipe:
- Beets come with a thin layer of skin that will need to be peeled. Then remove the stem, shred beets, and add to bowl.
- Add zest and juice from entire orange. Add zest and juice from lime to taste (this amount is subjective).
- Add olive oil and toss to combine. Add salt to taste and toss, once again, to combine.
- Add chives just before serving.
Recipe tips:
- You can either thinly shave or grate the beets. Using a food processor with the grater blade will make easy work and easy clean up. You can use a box grater, but beets will splatter and stain.
- Don’t discard the beet greens! You can throw them int a smoothie or saute them up as a side dish.
- The grated beets can be dressed and kept in the refrigerator, covered well, for a couple of days. They become more tender but don’t lose their texture, and the mixture becomes even sweeter as the beet juices mingle with the citrus. Toss again before serving.
Related recipes:
There are so many sweet and savory beet recipes that can be made with fresh or roasted beets. Here are some of my favorites.
- Beet Brownies
- Shredded Beet and Kale Salad
- Roasted Garlic Beet Hummus
- Red Velvet {Beet} Cinnamon Rolls
- Fresh Beet Soup
- Roasted Root Vegetables
- Beet Potato Salad
- Roasted Beet Feta Salad
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Pin ItShredded Raw Beet Salad Recipe
Fresh beets have never tasted so good. This vibrant fresh beet salad will even have non-beet lovers asking for more. This is a gorgeous bright super easy to make super food side dish.
Ingredients
- 3 medium to large beets peeled and trimmed*
- 1 Valencia orange with zest
- 1 lime with zest
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup chives minced
Instructions
- Shred 3 medium to large beets and add to bowl. Add zest and juice from an entire Valencia orange. Add zest and juice from lime to taste (this amount is subjective).
- Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss to combine. Add salt to taste and toss to combine.
- Add 1/2 cup chives just before serving.
Notes
- You can either thinly shave or grate the beets. Using a food processor with the grater blade will make easy work and easy clean up. You can use a box grater, but beets will splatter and stain.
- Don’t discard the beet greens! You can throw them int a smoothie or saute them up as a side dish.
- The grated beets can be dressed and kept in the refrigerator, covered well, for a couple of days. They become more tender but don’t lose their texture, and the mixture becomes even sweeter as the beet juices mingle with the citrus. Toss again before serving.
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Nutrition
Calories: 110kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 48mg, Potassium: 291mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 310IU, Vitamin C: 28.2mg, Calcium: 33mg, Iron: 0.7mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This post was originally created in July 2014 and has been updated with process photos, helpful information, and recipe tips. Don’t worry – I didn’t change the recipe!
Just whipped together!!! It is soooo very delicious 😋