Beet and Oka cheese salad

This raw beet salad makes a wonderful and complete snack. It has all the ingredients necessary for a brunch or mid-afternoon pick-me-up since it contains protein, complex carbohydrates and the oil essential for all-round nutrition.


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Raw beet, carrot, celery, blueberries and Oka cheese

Oka cheese, a product of Quebec, Canada, is widely available all across Canada. Information about the product is available at http://www.french-at-a-touch.com/Gourmet/Cheese/oka_canadian.htm and many other sites as well. Of course, you may use a substitute, preferably another soft, buttery cheese.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup grated raw beet

shavings of raw carrot

Oka cheese

sprig of celery leaves

blueberries

1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

squeeze of fresh lime juice

Preparation:

1. Thoroughly wash beet, celery, blueberries and carrot. 

2. Peel beet and carrot. 

3. Grate about 1/2 cup of the beet. Pare shavings from the carrot.

4.  Slice 3 thin slices of Oka cheese and lay them on the salad plate. Add grated beet and carrot shavings. Add celery leaves and blueberries.

5. Dribble olive oil over the assembled salad and sprinkle with fresh lime juice.