Here is a bright spring side dish, perfect with baked ham, lamb, pork or chicken. Shave beets and carrots paper thin on a mandolin or with a vegetable peeler and toss with fresh mint, pistachios, lemon and olive oil.
Ingredients
1/2 cuproasted, salted pistachios, chopped
3/4 cup golden raisins
1 poundcarrots, peeled and shaved thin on a mandolin
2medium beets, peeled and shaved paper thin on a mandolin
1/2 cup mint, chopped
1 clovegarlic, minced
1/4 cupwhite wine vinegar
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
1/4 teaspoonred pepper flakes, minced
2 tablespoonslocal honey
1/2 cupextra virgin olive oil
sea salt & sracked pepper to taste
1/2 cupcrumbled feta cheese (such as Noble Springs)
Preparation
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Combine raisins, carrots, beets, mint, and pistachios in a bowl. Toss together.
In a separate bowl add garlic, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, lemon zest, red pepper, honey, and olive oil. Whisk well. Pour over salad. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
