Burnaby Community Kitchens

A wildly crunchy, flavorful and sweet salad that’ll liven up any meal. YIELD:  SERVES 4 PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES COOK TIME: 1 HOUR Before I knew anything about anything, I used to throw away those gorgeous green and red stalks that came "free" with my purchase of  beets . Matter of fact, I would ask the grocer to cut them off for me right there in the store so I didn’t have to deal with messy stalks hanging out of my bags. Now that I’ve started hanging out with health nuts and absorbing their wisdom through osmosis, I’ve learned that messy stalks are my friends. And when I turn those messy stalks into some  seriously appetizing salads , everyone’s my friend. INGREDIENTS For salad: 1 bunch of greens 3 small beets 1 Honeycrisp or Gala apple 1/3 cup walnut or pecan pieces 1/3 cup crumbled feta For dressing: 1/3 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup rice vinegar Dash ground cloves Dash cumin Dash black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to ...