{"id":54862,"date":"2020-05-11T15:38:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T13:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/?p=54862"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:59:00","slug":"crunchy-beet-and-carrot-slaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/crunchy-beet-and-carrot-slaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Crunchy Beet and Carrot Slaw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Loaded with color, texture and crunch. That’s this candy cane beet and carrot slaw is. It is beautifully colored, bright-tasting and nutritious. Yes, there is so much good stuff going on with this salad. The carrots and chioggia beets are finely julienned (cut into matchsticks), then tossed with a splash of my favorite red wine vinegar and my very best olive oil, then right before I serve it I add some fresh parsley and what seems to be the mother load of toasted seeds. Absolutely necessary. For flavor and crunch. Trust me.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fresh ingredients make simple things like a carrot slaw taste amazing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I love to shop at my weekly farmers market whenever possible to pick up incredibly fresh vegetables that are grown locally. I am convinced that this is the key to this salad and its raw vegetable power. How else could a handful of ingredients taste so amazing? Okay, there is the fact that carrots and beets are a great match AND carrots and sunflowers are equally destined for one another. Although, I do love traditional red beets (and their greens<\/a>!) I chose candy cane striped chioggia beets for this salad. Not only do they have an amazingly beautiful color, but the real benefit is you don\u2019t have to worry about a mess. No stained fingers, countertops or cutting boards! More reasons to visit the farmers market!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeds, seeds and more seeds!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bring on the toasted seeds! I find toasted sunflower seeds can be addictively nutty. When I first move to Germany I actually had my family send over massive bags of toasted, salted sunflower seeds in the shell. Like I said… addictive. Toasting or roasting them brings out all of their flavor. As with pretty much all seeds and nuts. Which is why I love adding them to salads. In this case, sesame seeds plus nigella seeds<\/a> for their subtle flavor of toasted onions. I buy mine at my local organic food store. They can also be found online. If you don\u2019t have any on hand, feel free to skip or use more sesame seeds instead.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Crunchy Beet and Carrot Slaw<\/h2>
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