Raw Beet Winter Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup pecans, halves
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 raw beet, peeled, coarsely, grated
• 1 fuji apple (or any other hard apple)
• 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, grated
• 1/2 cup fresh mint, stem removed, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 4 ounces stilton cheese, crumbled

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 pour maple syrup into a small bowl. toss nuts in syrup, remove with a slotted spoon, and bake on aluminum foil or a cookie sheet for approximately 10 minutes, or until nuts are roasted and syrup solidifies around nuts.
• 3 in a large bowl, add beet, apple, fennel, mint, salt and pepper. toss. add oil and vinegar, stilton and nuts. toss and serve immediately.