Gingered beet salad

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 mediums Beets; scrubbed
1 teaspoon Olive oil
1½ teaspoon Fresh ginger, minced
2 tablespoons Mellow miso
1 tablespoon Sesame seeds
1 tablespoon Lemon juice

Directions

Boil beets in a large, heavy saucepan until tender. Remove cooked beets to a bowl of cold water. When cool enough to handle, slip off skins and discard. Slice or chop beets.

In a small skillet or saucepan over medium heat, cook ginger and sesame seeds in oil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and stir in miso and ¼ cup beet cooking liquid. Cool dressing mixture slightly before adding lemon juice. Toss dressing with beets until well coated.

Calories per serving: 64 Grams of fat: 2 % fat calories: 28 Cholesterol: 0 mg. Grams of fiber: 2 Adapted by Karen Mintzias, from a recipe in: "Delicious!" (June 1995)

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