Healthy and Colorful Beet and Kale Salad! Paleo and vegan, with red and golden beets, blood orange slices, kale, and toasted pistachios.
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During the dark days of winter, isn’t it refreshing to see festive colors on a plate?
This beet citrus salad includes a mixture of vibrant red, pink, and golden beets, blood and navel oranges, slivers of dark green kale, and crumbles of lime green pistachios.
It’s like a Christmas tree! That you get to eat.
My friend Katie made this salad for a holiday party last week and I loved it so much I made a version of it for my family for our Christmas dinner.
The recipe makes enough for a small crowd, so scale it back if needed and play with the proportions to your taste. The kale holds up well over time, so the leftovers are good for days.
