Ingredients

  • 4 medium red or golden beets, scrubbed but not peeled
  • Salt
  • Cumin
  • Fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 bunch of parsley
  • 1 bunch of mint
  • 1/2 bunch of cilantro
  • Olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 475.
  • Bake the beets on a baking sheet until tender when pierced with a knife; this can take up to 1 1/2 hours.
  • The beets will get charred on the outside; let cool.
  • 2.
  • Peel the beets, leaving some of the burnt layer on them.
  • Cut the beets into dice or wedges, season with salt and cumin and dress with lemon juice and oil.
  • 3.
  • Wash, dry and finely chop the parsley, mint and cliantro.
  • Season the herbs with salt and dress generously with olive oil and lemon juice.
  • Stir in the walnuts.
  • Arrange the herb salad on a plate and top with the charred beets.