Carrot, Beet and Purslane Salad (Spiralized)

On a hot day, this beautiful Carrot, Beet and Purslane salad is healthy and wholesome. The spiralizer is fun and gives a new dimension to working with vegetables.

The weather is sweltering, and the garden is in full bloom, it is salad season. I have been loading up on iced coffee to keep the mojo going. What about you? How do you beat the heat? I do have to have that morning cup of perfectly brewed hot tea. But I am otherwise off most hot things.  My cooking is following suit. The next few days anyway.

Purslane Love

A part of me is restless, a part of me is calm and a part of me is hopeful. It is in meshing all of what is needed we find balance. Purslane is a beautiful nutritious weed. Something we had discovered by accident. We use it an many ways to add that wonderful nutritious boost to our diet, my preferred way is in a crunchy salad.

This simple gorgeous salad will give you an amazing boost of nutrients from the minerals and vitamins from the vegetables, the protein from the walnuts and the omega-3 from both the purslane and the walnuts. This adds both flavor and crunch to this Carrot, Beet and Purslane Salad.

To play with the vivid beauty of fresh beets and carrots, in this salad I have used a spiralizer. In creating small pools of food art around you, you will find your share of peace and happiness. Take in all the wonderful colors around you, create a simple, wholesome and beautiful meal like this one and then maybe find a spot outdoors to enjoy your meal.

I think radishes if you have some on hand would be a good addition to this salad. For more protein, boiled eggs would be good too!

I enjoy purslane this time of the year, two other recipes include this purslane and eggplant rice and potato and egg salad with purslane.