Grated Beet Salad

Ingredients:

3 beets
large handful of walnuts
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp mayonnaise
sour cream
1 bunch of cilantro

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1. Cut off root tips and greens from beets (save the greens). Peel beets with vegetable peeler. Quarter beets.

2. Steam beets until soft enough to push a fork in.

3. While beets are cooking, chop walnuts and place in serving bowl. Wash beet greens and remove stems.

4. When beets have finished cooking, remove from pot and allow to cool off until they can be handled. Use water from steaming beets to steam beet greens.

5. Grate beets into serving bowl with chopped walnuts.

6. Add pressed garlic clove.

7. Add 1 tbsp of mayonnaise and stir together.

8. Serve with a small dollop of sour cream with each serving and garnish with cilantro to taste.

Notes:
Serves 4
Eat the beet greens and save the water from steaming, you can use it in a soup.