Monday, January 24, 2011

Beet and Apple Salad with Grapefruit-Sesame Dressing

You could probably get away with less oil in the dressing than I used, to keep the calorie count down. Still, at under 100 calories per serving, this is a very respectable vegetable and fruit addition to any meal!

3 medium beets
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 stalk celery, minced
2 small green apples, diced
1 grapefruit
2 T Toasted Sesame Oil
1 T Olive Oil
1 T Sugar
2 garlic cloves
1 t Paprika
1/2 t Ground Mustard
1/2 t Cayenne Pepper

1) Preheat oven to 400. Remove beet leaves (note -- these can be stir fried separately, and they are delicious!). Wash beets thoroughly. Spray lightly with cooking spray, then wrap in aluminum foil. Roast on bottom shelf of oven for about 60-70 minutes, until tender when poked with fork.
2) Under cool running water, peel skin off beets (when beets are fully cooked, the skin should easily fall off under water -- if it doesn't, then cook for another 10 minutes at a time until skin is easily removed).
3) Dice beets. Mix in large mixing bowl with onion, celery, and apple.
4) In small blender, mix minced garlic, grapefruit juice, oils, and sugar. Mix in seasonings to taste.
5) Pour dressing over salad and mix well. Let sit a little while before serving, so dressing soaks into salad. Can be stored in refrigerator for several days.

Nutritional Facts:
Calories 96.5
Total Fat 5.4 g
Saturated Fat 0.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.6 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Sodium 26.4 mg
Potassium 157.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 13.0 g
Dietary Fiber 2.4 g
Sugars 7.9 g
Protein 0.8 g

Vitamin A 1.9 %
Vitamin B-12 0.0 %
Vitamin B-6 2.2 %
Vitamin C 24.0 %
Vitamin D 0.0 %
Vitamin E 2.7 %
Calcium 1.2 %
Copper 2.1 %
Folate 9.6 %
Iron 1.7 %
Magnesium 2.6 %
Manganese 5.8 %
Niacin 0.9 %
Pantothenic Acid 1.5 %
Phosphorus 1.8 %
Riboflavin 1.2 %
Selenium 1.0 %
Thiamin 1.7 %
Zinc 1.0 %

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