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Roasted Beets with Greens

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1–2 bunches trimmed beets (about 4–5 beets)
  • 1½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced (approximately 3 tablespoons juice)
  • 2 teaspoons coconut aminos
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 cups baby spinach or spring mix, divided
  • 1 cup fresh parsley
  • 4 slices red onion s Veg: 0.5

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
  2. Rinse beets, dry, and wrap individually in foil.
  3. Roast until tender (about 1 hour). Let cool, then peel and dice.
  4. Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, coconut aminos, garlic, sea salt and pepper. Toss with beets.
  5. For each serving, toss ≈ ½ cup dressed beets with 1 cup spinach or spring mix and ¼ cup parsley. Top with onion.

Source: From the Cardiometabolic Food Plan recipe collection (Institute for Functional Medicine), saved in Desarae’s recipe files.

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