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Best of Beetroot Recipes

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The Best of Beets

The locally grown vegetable of February is beetroot, or beets. The origin of beets dates way back in ancient pre-historic times. Originally, it was only the beet greens that were consumed. Later on the beet root was discovered for its high content of natural sugar, and today are used abundantly for raw sugar extraction. Beets are highly diverse in their nutrition profile making them extremely beneficial for heart health AND they are a vegetable that is locally available us in February! The following are reasons you should add beets to your daily vegetable intake.

• Lowers blood pressure: the nitrates in beets convert to nitric acid in the body, which helps to relax and dilate blood vessels thus helping to prevent cardiovascular and heart issues

• Fights inflammation: beets also contain betaine. This nutrient aids in protecting cells and their make-up from damages that may occur when inflammation takes place regularly

• Antioxidant support: the red pigment that beets reveal comes from the betalain antioxidant which is a good source of manganese and vitamin C. Antioxidants are an important part of keeping all areas of the body healthy including the heart

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Superfood Buddha Bowl Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 cup baby spinach

• ¼ cup roasted sweet potato

• ¼ cup cooked brown rice

• Handful cashews

• Spiralized/sliced carrot

• Spiralized/sliced raw beet

• 1 tablespoon hemp hearts

• ¼ cup black beans

• ¼ avocado

Honey Lime Vinaigrette

• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice

• 4 tablespoons honey

• 1 tablespoon cilantro, coarsely chopped

• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, finely grated

• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

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Directions

1. For the dressing (you will have leftovers) add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use for up to 1 week

2. Place spinach at the bottom of a bowl. Arrange the rest of the ingredients around, however you like

3. Drizzle the vinaigrette along the edge of the salad and fold into the ingredients to lightly coat.