Beetroot Salad with feta and mint

As soon as I get a bunch of beetroot, I immediately place them in a pan and get them cooked up and into a salad - I can then enjoy them over a few days without the effort of starting from scratch! Beets are full of nitrates which the body can convert to nitric oxide - this gas allows the blood vessels to relax and widen and can help lower blood pressure, increase our stamina, reduce inflammation as well as being full of prebiotics ( a type of fibre that feeds our micorbiome)

Ingredients

• 3/4 beets

• 1 heaped dessertspoonof yoghurt

• a block of feta cheese

• a handful of fresh mint

• 1 tbsp toasted or raw walnuts

Directions

1. Bring beets to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes

2. Remove the skins and chop into small pieces

3. Place in a salad bowl and add the yoghurt and combine

4. then crubmle over the feta cheese

5. finally add the walnut and torn fresh mint