• Home
  • About
  • Work with Me
  • SUBSCRIBE!
  • BEST ONLINE SHOPPING
  • Contact Me
  • Baby Boomster Tours

Baby Boomster

Active Women Over 50

  • Read About >>
  • Fashion/Beauty
  • Travel
    • General Travel
    • Los Angeles Travel
  • Wellness
  • Fitness Over 50
  • Lifestyle
  • Recipes
  • Interviews
You are here: Home / Food and Recipes / Salad / Baby Beet and Quinoa Salad
Privacy Policy This post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you purchase, I may earn a small commission at no cost to you.

Baby Beet and Quinoa Salad

February 4, 2017 by Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski Leave a Comment

I love making the Baby Beet and Quinoa salad featured below. It’s not only beautiful to look at but amazingly nutritious as well. The Ancient Romans used beets as an aphrodisiac. They contain the mineral Boron, which is related to the production of human sex hormones. Beets also purify your blood, naturally cleanse and detoxify your body.

Enjoy this Baby Beet and Quinoa Salad

Baby Boomer Recipes | Salad | Baby Beet - Quinoa

Baby Beet and Quinoa Salad

Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski
Red beets and quinoa make a colorful as well as nutritious salad.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Course Salad

Ingredients
  

  • 2-4 Small beets yellow and red depending on their size (save the leaves and stalks)
  • salt
  • 1 cup Quinoa
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 Tbsp chopped chives
  • 4 scallions green onions sliced thin
  • 1/2 tsp fresh ginger peeled and minced
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce get low sodium
  • cilantro fresh chopped can substitute parsley
  • 2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon squeezed
  • 1/2 tsp coarse Dijon mustard
  • 1 clove garlic peeled and minced
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

Beets

  • Cut the stalks off the beets. Rinse with water. Place in a saucepan covered with water and bring to a boil, Simmer until tender. (about 15 minutes) When done, rinse with cold water to cool. Rub the skins off and cut into thin circles or cube.

Quinoa

  • Rinse quinoa and drain. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the quinoa, lower the heat to simmer, cover for about 15 minutes or until the water is absorbed. When done, set aside.

Beet Leaves and Stalks

  • Tear or cut the beet leaves and stalks into bite-sized pieces.
  • Heat 1-2 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil in a skillet or stir-fry pan.
  • Add the beet leaves, stalks, chives, scallions, ginger, and garlic and stir-fry for about 2 minutes until the leaves wilt.
  • Add the soy sauce and mix into the vegetable mixture for 1 minute.

Assemble the Salad

  • In either a large flat dish or individual salad plates, cover the bottom of the plate with the cooked quinoa.
  • Put the stir-fried vegetable mixture on top of the quinoa
  • Arrange the beets decoratively on top.
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro

Garlic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

  • In a jar or small bowl add 1 part extra virgin olive oil to 3 parts lemon juice
  • Add minced garlic, mustard, salt, and pepper to taste
  • Drizzle over the salad

Most people cut off the leaves and stems and throw them away. However, they’re equally nutritious and have a piquant taste. I included them in the recipe.

A beet fact, if you didn’t already know.

Don’t be alarmed if you go to the bathroom and think you’re bleeding to death. It’s just the red color of the beet that’s traveled through your digestive system. The reason I mentioned this is because my son was juicing with beets and almost had a heart attack when he went to pee.

Have an acid stomach?

Try this test. Eat red beets or drink beet juice. If your urine turns pink, you have low stomach acid. If it’s clear, your stomach is acidic. See a doctor right away if your urine is blood red. It could be a sign of hemochromatosis. (meaning you have too much iron in your body)

What’s your favorite way to eat beets? Please leave a comment below.

Share this post:

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn

Filed Under: Salad Tagged With: recipe, salad, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

Post Updates

Leave a comment and tell us what you think Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Welcome to my blog!

Rebecca Olkowski

I’m Rebecca a Los Angeles-based travel and lifestyle, blogger

I created Baby Boomster for active women over 50 who are not ready for a rocking chair, but ready to ROCK! Aging is an attitude. It’s all about how you choose to react to it. Read more about me here

  • Rebecca@babyboomster.com
  • Let’s Collaborate
  • Writer’s Guidelines
  • Subscribe to Post Updates Here
  • Read these books on Amazon

Los Angeles resident or traveler?

Visit my new blog BoominginLA.com here.

best online shopping for women over 50

Latest Posts

  • Best of Boomer Blogs: Flowers That Bloom in the Spring Tra La!
  • Are You a Woman Who is Planning a Solo Trip in the Future?
  • The Glutathione Revolution: Interview with Author Dr. Nayan Patel
  • Vessel Health Review: At Home Testing for Wellness
  • LaDuora Duo Hair Care Device Review
  • Homemade Granola
  • Do You Feel Like a Bionic Person Yet?
  • Chinese Coleslaw with Bok Choy
  • County Fair: A Coffee Table and Recipe Book You Will Love
  • What Are The Best Airlines to Fly in 2022?

Thinking of starting your own blog? Read this first.

Contact Info

  • About Baby Boomster
  • Send a message
  • Media Kit
  • Writer’s Guidelines

…………………………………………..

Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski
rebecca@babyboomster.com
Los Angeles,  CA 91001

Honors and Awards

Top 100 Baby Boomer blogs

Top Boomer and Senior Blog on Knewze!

Search for a topic

Legal Stuff You Need to Know

  • Disclaimer
  • Disclosure
  • Please read my Privacy and Cookie Policy

Rebecca Olkowski is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to BabyBoomster.com. Other affiliations are listed HERE.

INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK |  LINKEDIN |  PINTEREST |  TWITTER |  YOUTUBE | IMDB


BabyBoomster.com is a travel, food, wellness, entertainment, and lifestyle blog for Baby Boomer women over 50. | Los Angeles, California

Copyright Ⓒ 2011 - 2022  | BabyBoomster.com  |  All Rights Reserved

Privacy and Cookie Policy