New Recipe – healthy, fresh, spicy side dish

By on Feb 2, 2011 in Recipes

Linda’s comments:  This recipe makes for a healthy, fresh spicy side dish.  I made this for a “bring a covered dish” party and it was a hit….I also added organic “cherry” tomatoes and Feta cheese.

Ingredients 

1 1/2 pounds organic green beans, ends trimmed 
6 medium organic  red beets, trimmed 
Extra-virgin organic olive oil or organic Coconut Oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons grated fresh horseradish
 
Vinaigrette:
2 tablespoons organic lemon juice
1 tablespoon organic lemon zest
1 tablespoon raw UNHEATED honey
1 tablespoon grated fresh horseradish
1/4 cup extra virgin organic olive oil or organic Coconut Oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F. Toss beets on a large piece of foil and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper then place another piece of foil over the top to form a pouch. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes until very tender. Allow beets to cool then rub off and discard the skins. Cut larger beets in quarters and smaller ones in half.

Blanch green beans in a large pot of salted boiling water for 2 minutes then plunge in ice water to shock. Drain and pat dry.

Make the dressing: Combine lemon juice, zest, honey and horseradish. Whisk while you add olive oil to lightly emulsify. Season with salt and pepper. Add beets and beans to the vinaigrette. Toss to coat everything evenly then serve showered with fresh grated horseradish.

This recipe was altered but the basic one came from:  http://www.kitchendaily.com/

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