This salad is bursting with local plants, rich in prebiotics as well as various minerals and vitamins. 

  • Beet a vegetable prebiotic of choice! Its vibrant color testifies to its richness in flavonoids, an antioxidant. 
  • Carrot A vegetable rich in carotenoids (antioxidants) and vitamin A. 
  • Apple : a prebiotic fruit, source of soluble and insoluble fibers. 
  • Rutabaga/ turnip a prebiotic root vegetable, a source of vitamin C and insoluble fiber. 

And to top it all off, drizzle with a citrus vinaigrette made with camelina oil! 

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Camelina seeds are Quebec's «chia seeds». Consumed in seed or oil form, they are very high in plant-based omega-3s. 

Add a protein source of your choice and a starch for a complete meal. 

Or make this salad your favorite side dish. 

It is also the perfect complement to the Parsnip patties, herb sauce and crab. 

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Harvest salad

A prebiotic-rich salad that showcases our home-grown plants!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes

Ingredients

Salad

  • 4 small cooked beets julienned
  • 2 carrots peeled and julienned
  • 1 green apple julienned
  • ¼ rutabaga peeled and julienned
  • ¼ t. (60 ml) fresh parsley chopped

Vinaigrette

  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) camelina oil (or olive) oil
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) apple cider vinegar (with mother)
  • 1 orange (zest and juice)
  • 1 lime (zest and juice)
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • In a salad bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the vinaigrette.
  • Stir in salad ingredients.
  • To serve.

Notes

  • Add a protein source of your choice and a starch for a complete meal. Or make this salad your favorite side dish. 
  • It is also the perfect complement to a dish of parsnip cakes, herb sauce and crab. 
Recipe by the Épithélia team,