Fueling Endurance Performance

Finally… I meant to post this sooner, but things have been busy around here and I simply did not get the change to do so, until now! 

What you need

• 2 medium oranges
• 5 medium beets 
• 1.5 cups spinach
• 3 white mushrooms
• Handful pine nuts
• Fresh cilantro (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon goat cheese
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard

Note: I used spinach & beets from Madrona Farms, as their produce is definitely superior to anything you can get at the grocery store…

The process

• Wash the beets (I didn’t bother peeling them though), cut into cubes and boil until semi soft
• Peel the oranges and cut into cubes 
• Wash the spinach, dry and place in bowl
• Slice the mushrooms 
• Finely chop the cilantro leaves (leave the stems out) 
• Add the oranges, pine nuts, mushrooms and cilantro to the  bowl 
• When beets are ready, drain well and add to the bowl

The dressing: This one is pretty simple… just mix the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey and mustard together… thats it! 

• Add the dressing to the salad and mix well
• Top with the goal cheese

Thats it! Pretty simple to make. The quantities above should serve 3 people, but I guess that depends on how hungry you are

Noa