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Easy Beet Recipes: Healthy Raw Beet Salads & Beet Pasta

Gwillimdale Farms
@gwillimdale · · 3 min read

Have you ever wondered how to use fresh beets without roasting them first? Raw beets bring a crisp texture and earthy sweetness to salads, while cooked beets create a naturally colourful pasta sauce. These two easy recipes offer simple ways to enjoy beets at home.

Can You Eat Raw Beets in a Salad?

You can eat raw beets after peeling and preparing them properly. Finely shredding the beet makes it easier to eat and creates a lighter texture for salads. For recipes raw beets, pair their earthy flavour with crisp apple, sweet carrot, fresh lemon juice, and olive oil.

Easy Raw Beet Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

  1. 1 large beet, peeled and finely shredded
  2. 1 large carrot, peeled and shredded
  3. 1 crisp apple, thinly sliced
  4. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  5. 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  6. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  7. Salt and black pepper, according to taste

How Do You Prepare the Salad?

  1. Peel the beet carefully and shred it using a box grater or food processor.
  2. Shred the carrot, then slice the apple into thin matchsticks.
  3. Add the vegetables and apple to a large mixing bowl.
  4. Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  5. Pour the dressing over everything and toss thoroughly.
  6. Add parsley before serving for extra freshness and colour.

This salad tastes best chilled briefly before serving, giving the lemon dressing time to soften the vegetables slightly. Similar raw beet salads commonly combine shredded beet with carrot, apple, lemon, and olive oil.

How Can You Make an Easy Beet Pasta?

Beet pasta becomes especially creamy when tender cooked beets blend with ricotta, lemon juice, and olive oil. Gwillimdale Farms already uses this combination in its Creamy Beet Pasta recipe, making it a natural flavour direction for beet lovers.

Simple Beet Pasta Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 3 medium beets, scrubbed and cooked until tender

  • 4 cups cooked pasta

  • 3/4 cup ricotta cheese

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

  • 1/4 cup reserved pasta water

  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

  • Salt and black pepper, according to taste

How Do You Prepare the Pasta?

  1. Boil the scrubbed beets until a knife passes through easily.

  2. Cool the beets, then remove their skins and cut them.

  3. Cook your preferred pasta until it reaches an al dente texture.

  4. Blend beets, ricotta, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pasta water until smooth.

  5. Toss the creamy beet sauce through the hot pasta.

  6. Add walnuts and freshly grated Parmesan before serving.

Reserved pasta water helps loosen the sauce while helping it coat the pasta evenly. Established beet pasta recipes use this same technique with cooked beetroot, ricotta, lemon, and pasta water.

Which Beet Recipe Should You Try First?

If you want something crunchy and refreshing, start with the raw beet salad. For a warmer and more filling meal, the creamy pasta offers a richer option. Both beet pasta recipes and raw beet salads give fresh beets a place beyond traditional roasted vegetable dishes.

Conclusion

Fresh beets can become much more versatile with simple preparation and balanced ingredients. Try the crunchy salad first, then turn cooked beets into a colourful creamy pasta for your next family meal.

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