For the Love of Beets: Cumin & Mint Scented Beet Salad

My last post about borscht got me thinking about all the wonderful things you can do with beets. They really are an underutilized vegetable. Recently, one of my favorite blogs, The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen, featured a great how-to on roasting beets. I had 2 weeks worth of beets from my CSA box from Full Circle and I decided to roast them and create a salad.

Cumin & Mint Scented Beet Salad
Ingredients
6 medium beets (I had 3 golden beets and 3 red ones)
1 tsp cumin seeds
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp chopped mint
1 tsp Celtic Salt
1 cup romaine lettuce

Process:
1. Roast beets according to The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen recipe
2. Slice Beets
3. In a bowl, mix beets, cumin seeds, 2 tbsp of lemon juice, olive oil, mint and salt
4. Mix well so that lemon juice, oil and cumin seeds are well distributed
5. Refrigerate for 1hr
6. Chop romaine lettuce and drizzle with lemon juice and additional olive oil if you'd like
7. Top lettuce with beets
8. Finish with Tula's CocoYo
9. Enjoy!