BEET AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD serves 4

• 4 beets, peeled
• 4-1/2 oz goat cheese
• 1 tbs chives
• Salt/pepper
• Several handfuls of young arugula
• ½ apple, julienned
• 2 tbs turbinado/brown sugar
• 2 tbs rice vin
• 2 tbs soy sauce
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Black sesame seeds

1) Bring water and beets to a boil, simmer until tender, 30 min. Drain and cool. Cut each beet into 8 wedges.

2) Blend cheese and chives and season with s & p.

3) Combine sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce. Beat dressing with enough olive oil until emulsified.

4) Toss beets and arugula with the dressing, scatter chunks of the cheese and julienned apple over the salad, drizzle with more evoo and sesame seeds.

ENJOY…

Jason Cox

TCM ANALYSIS

HEART BLOOD DEFICIENCY LEADING TO HEAT

Beets: cool, sweet; nourishes blood, tonifies heart, cleanses the liver

Goat Cheese: warm, sweet, salty; nourishes blood, strengthens the kidney and Qi, moistens dryness,

Arugula: cool, bitter; clears heat

Apple: cool, sweet, slightly sour; tonifies the heart and Qi, reduces dryness.

Brown sugar: warm, sweet; strengthens digestion, pacifies heart

Rice vinegar: warm, sour; invigorates blood, astringes liver from fanning heart fire

Soy sauce: cool, sweet, salty; clears heat

Olive oil: neutral, sweet; clears heat, moistens

Sesame seeds: neutral, sweet; harmonizes Blood, nourishes LV and KD Yin and calms the spirit.

This recipe is used for Heart Blood Deficiency with Heat. It can be used for conditions like anemia, heart weakness, and hypertension with symptoms like dry throat, insomnia, palpitations, and poor memory.

CONTRAINDICATIONS: Spleen Qi Deficiency with a buildup of damp and cold