Rosy Beet And Potato Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 medium beets with greens
• 2 large potatoes
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lemon, juice of
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 note: you can cook all three of the main ingredients in separate pots, but i hate doing dishes, so here's how i do it.
• 2 remove the beet greens, clean and cut into 1 inch slices. boil till wilted and tender, scoop out with a slotted spoon, drain and set aside.
• 3 in the same boiling water, cook the two potatoes until tender. scoop out and set aside to cool.
• 4 then boil the washed beets until tender. rinse, let cool, then slip off the roots and skins.
• 5 peel potatoes and cut into bite size chunks. add to a mixing bowl with the beet greens. cut the beets into similarly sized chunks, add to the bowl.
• 6 mince or press the four small cloves of garlic and mix whisk together with olive oil and lemon juice. note: taste the dressing and adjust the olive oil/lemon juice ratio to your own taste. also, feel free to cut back on the garlic if you aren't dating a vampire.
• 7 pour the dressing over the salad and toss together. season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.