It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again.
About Us
Our History
Vision, Mission, Goals
Volunteer
Directions
Contact Us
Book this Space
Research
Core Research Areas
Our Studies
Research Connections
Research Opportunities
Clinics & Programs
Survivorship Clinics
ELLICSR Kitchen
Classes & Events
Calendar
Classes
Events
Connect with ELLICSR
ELLICSR Blog
ELLICSR Newsletter
Survivorship Clinics
Fatigue Clinic
Function & Mobility Clinic
Lymphedema Clinic
Neurocognitive Clinic
ELLICSR Kitchen
Currently selected
Recipes by Meal Type
Recipes by Side Effects
Past Guests
Winter Greens Salad with Pickled Beets
Home
Clinics & Programs
ELLICSR Kitchen
Winter Greens Salad with Pickled Beets
Page Content
Skill Level
Intermediate
Preparation Time
10 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Servings
4
Cost Per Serving
$1.85
Share this Recipe
Print
Ingredients
Recipe Ingredients
Salad
3
Medium Beets
1 tbsp
Olive Oil
3 cups
Winter Greens (Radicchio, Endive, Frisee)
2 tbsp
Walnuts (or Pine Nuts, Almonds, etc)
4
Radishes, thinly sliced
1 tbsp
Lemon Juice
1/4 cup
Feta Cheese, crumbled
Pickling Liquid
1 cup
Water
1 1/2 cups
Apple Cider Vinegar (or White Vinegar)
1/4 cup
Brown Sugar
1 tsp
Black Peppercorns
1 tbsp
Sea Salt
1
Bay Leaf
1 tsp
Coriander Seed
1 tsp
Dried Chili
Directions
Cooking Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Drizzle beets with about 1 tsp of olive oil and wrap in aluminum foil. Place beet package on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for about 30 minutes. Remove the skins from the beets. The skins will come off easily once the beets are cooked through. Slice into ¼ inch pieces.
Bring pickling liquid to a boil, turn off the heat and add sliced beets. Allow beets to sit in the brine for at least 20 minutes. (You can seal the beets in a jar with brine and keep in the refrigerator for about 3 weeks.)
Combine winter greens, walnuts, radishes, feta and pickled beets in a salad bowl. Dress with olive oil, lemon juice and about 1 tsp of pickling liquid.
Nutrition
Image Two
PDF link to nutrition facts table for winter green salad with pickled beets
Nutrition Facts
Beets are rich in a rare type of phytonutrient (nutrient found in plants) called betalains, which may have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and detoxifying effects on the body.
Cooking time matters! Betalains are sensitive to heat - the longer beets are cooked, the more betalains are lost. If you are steaming your beets, limit cooking time to15 minutes or less. If you are roasting them, keep your cooking time under an hour. This recipe limits heat exposure and time, which maximizes the nutritional value of the beets.
Endive may help fight ovarian cancer thanks to a phytonutrient called kaempferol. Ovarian cancer cells which are exposed to kaempferol are unable to grow blood vessels to feed themselves and they eventually die. In a study of more than 60,000 women in the Netherlands, those who ate endive had a 75% lower risk of developing ovarian cancer.