Beet, Orange, Cucumber Salad

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Ingredients

• 3-4 medium beets
• 1 orange
• 1 cucumber
• 1 shallot
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz maple syrup
• 2T chopped fresh mint
• 1/2 t dried dill
• salt & pepper to taste

Method

• Cook the beets, cool in water, peel, then cut into bite-size cubes.
• Cube the orange
• Peel, deseed the cucumber, salt it, let it rest for 15 minutes and drain the liquid
• Slice the shallot thinly
• Add the beets, orange, cucumber, shallot to the bowl.
• Add the maple syrup, lemon juice, mint, and dill to the bowl
• Mix well, add salt & pepper to taste
• Serve with crumbled blue cheese and toasted pine nuts