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Farmstand Raw Vegetable Salad

Chioggia beets are pink on the outside and striped on the inside. Because they are not cooked in this recipe, choose tender baby beets. You can use red or golden beets if Chioggia beets are unavailable. After your grill becomes hot, grill the lemon halves, cut side down, until lightly charred. Remove, let cool slightly, and squeeze their warm juice over the vegetables.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

6 ounces sugar snap peas, sliced diagonally into 1-inch lengths
2 Kirby cucumbers, sliced
2 ears fresh corn, kernels cut off cobs
12 baby Chioggia beets, scrubbed and halved lengthwise
1 lemon, halved
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation

  1. In a large bowl, combine the peas, cucumbers, corn, and beets. Squeeze the lemon juice over the vegetables, and drizzle with the oil. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine, and serve at room temperature.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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