Buckwheat Salad with Red Beet and Avocado Dressing
Buckwheat is a flavorful, gluten-free alternative to the more used grains or pseudo-grains such as pasta, quinoa, and brown rice. Combined with red beets and avocado dressing, you get one of my favorite healthy lunch or dinner salads.
Servings 2
Calories 358kcal
Ingredients
For the salad
- 1/2 cup uncooked hulled buckwheat or quinoa
- 3/4 cup red beet (raw) grated or julienned
- 3/4 cup carrot grated or julienned
- 1/2 cup (Daikon) radish julienned or sliced
- 2 cups spinach shredded
For the dressing
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 lime/lemon juice only (use less if using lemon), or to taste
- 1 tbsp plain unsweetened yogurt (optional)
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- sea salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook buckwheat according to the instructions on the package. This will normally take about 15 minutes.
- Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl or food processor. Mash/blend until smooth.
- When buckwheat is ready, allow to cool. Add other salad ingredients and mix well.
- Top with avocado sauce.
Notes
Take along tip: store shredded spinach on top.
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