Beetroot and Carrot Salad

This is one of my favourite salad recipes and is always a hit with family and friends. It is such a simple, tasty and nutritious side dish that goes well with almost any meal. I really recommend you give it a go and experience the benefits of these incredible ingredients for yourself! I have no doubt it will soon become one of your favourite salad recipes too.

I have also included some of the numerous amazing health benefits of carrot and beetroot below, to boost your enthusiasm to try this recipe and others like it.

INGREDIENTS
1 large peeled whole beetroot
1/2 C shredded coconut
2 peeled carrots
1/2 C organic raisins
1 T Raw honey

INSTRUCTIONS
Warm honey in saucepan on low heat to melt. Grate beetroot and carrot or place in Thermomix and pulse to desired consistency.
Mix honey, beetroot and carrot with shredded coconut, raisins
Serves 4

Nourish Snapshot - Beetroot

Beetroot is related to Chard, Spinach, Sugar Beets and Quinoa. Originally only the leaves were used for culinary purposes, while the roots were kept for medicinal use.

The numerous health benefits of Beetroot include:

·        They are one of the best bodily cleansers – they dissolve and eliminate acid crystals from the kidneys

·        Build strong blood

·        Detoxify the liver and gallbladder

·        Contain iron which cleanses blood cells and helps to wash away fatty deposits

·        They stimulate lymph fluid – for detoxification

·        They lubricate the intestines and are recommended for constipation

Nourish Snapshot - Carrot

The abundance of health benefits of carrot, include: Detoxifying, alkalinising, cleansing, nourishing and stimulating to almost every body system

·        They are great for the liver and digestive tract

·        Helping kidney function

·        Help to balance the endocrine and adrenal systems

·        Increasing bulk elimination from the colon

·        Rich in Beta Carotene, a strong antioxidant and the precursor to Vitamin A

·        Beneficial for the eyes

·        Improves the immune system, by helping it to produce ‘killer cells’

·        They contain an oil that helps to kill parasites and unhealthy bacteria

There are many more benefits to eating carrots, but the above list is enough in my book and they are readily available, cheap and make a great on the run snack. I will often prepare a container full of sliced carrot (kept in the fridge wrapped in a damp clean tea towel) ready to grab as a snack.

Give this salad recipe a try and please let me know how you get on – or if you have any other recipe suggestions for these two wonderful ingredients!