Awesome Beets

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• 4 beets
• 3 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 orange
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
• 3/4 tasp. grated ginger
• 1/4 cup pecan halves, broken in half lengthwise

Directions:

Scrub the beets, and cover loosely with tin foil. Place on a baking sheet, and drizzle with 1 tbsp. olive oil. Bake in pre-heated 425 degree oven until tender, which should take about an hour. Then cool them in the fridge, peel, and quarter them. Using a zester, remove 1/4 of the rind, and set aside. Cut half the orange in segments, and then cut them crosswise. Place in a bowl and add the juice from the other half of the orange. Add vinegar and ginger and whisk in 2 tbsps. olive oil. You can add salt and pepper if you want. Add the beeets to the vinegarette and orange segments. Add the zest and the pecans, using some of the pecans as a garnish....Place in the fridge for at least half an hour for the flavors to mingle..eat and enjoy!

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 1 hour