Fall has officially arrived, meaning that rich foods and warm comfort dishes are everywhere. But hey, that's not a bad thing. However, let's remember that you do not have to have heavy meals just because it's fall and the air is cooler. The following recipe for October is a root vegetable salad. It is a light and easy dish, which is actually perfect for the cool fall weather. It can also be a nice side dish with a heavier dish or as a starter.
Root vegetable is available all year long but during fall, you can find fresh ones which always taste better. The salad is not loaded with many vegetables: beet, carrot and kohlrabi. That's all you need! Their colors fit the season very well and the salad tastes delicious, but you already knew that.
The key to have a great salad is cutting the rough vegetables into thin sticks also known as juliennes. I used a grater to properly cut the vegetables; although you can use any tool you have just make sure you get thin sticks in the end.
The dressing of the salad is sweet and spicy which gives it a nice kick. The spiciness comes from the chili pepper; if you do not like it then just do not use it in the dressing.
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Root Vegetable Salad
Ingredients
- 1 kohlrabi peeled and cut to thin sticks
- 1 beet peeled and cut to thin sticks
- 2 carrots peeled and cut to thin sticks
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
For the dressing:
- 3 tablespoon silan (date syrup)
- 5 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ chili pepper cut
- 5 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper by your taste
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix all of the cut vegetables.
- Add the sesame seeds to the bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix all of the dressing ingredients.
- Pour the dressing on top of the vegetables, mix well and dig in!
